Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Proposal Regarding GNSO WG Definitions of Decision-Making Levels
Greg, I have added this to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/22+April+2014. Best regards, Julie On 4/18/14 2:42 PM, "Shatan, Gregory S." <GShatan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >All: > >I am sending to the entire SCI a proposal relating to the "consensus >(etc.) against" issue we have been discussing. This was circulated to >the subteam (Amr, Cintra, Thomas and Mary) earlier this week. Based on >discussions in and after Singapore, this proposal does not change the >Decision-Making Levels language in the text of the PDP Manual. Instead, >this proposal contains a new explanatory footnote appended to the list of >existing consensus levels. > >(Please note that I have included the discussion of "divergence" in the >footnote because a few people in the IGO/INGO Working Group insisted that >the situation should be described as "Divergence" even though it was >clear that a strong majority of the Working Group had coalesced around a >position actively opposing a recommendation. While their position was (in >my opinion) more political than logical, I thought it should be dealt >with nonetheless.) > >I suggest that, if and when this is handed up to the GNSO Council, we >should note to the Council that we found a number of notable >linguistic/drafting flaws in the consensus levels. However, after prior >revisions and deliberation, we restrained ourselves from fixing these >flaws at this time so that the "consensus against" issue could be dealt >with in isolation and with clarity. I suggest that we recommend that the >drafting issues be dealt with in the near future. > >I look forward to your comments. > >Best regards, > >Greg > >Gregory S. Shatan >Partner >Reed Smith LLP >599 Lexington Avenue >New York, NY 10022 >212.549.0275 (Phone) >917.816.6428 (Mobile) >212.521.5450 (Fax) >gshatan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >www.reedsmith.com > > > > * * * > >This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered >confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it >in >error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by >reply >e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy >it or >use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other >person. Thank you for your cooperation. > > * * * > >To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we >inform you that, unless otherwise indicated in writing, any U.S. Federal >tax >advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not >intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) >avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state >and local provisions or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to >another >party any tax-related matters addressed herein. > >Disclaimer Version RS.US.20.10.00 Attachment:
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