Re: [soac-mapo] charter and mission

[Antony Van Couvering <avc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe it is exactly what you said, in which case I've just made the point 
again.  I do think it useful to see Suzann'e words.  My intent is just to get 
this base concept across -- I don't think another telling of it hurts.


On Jul 11, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> Antony
> That IS exactly what I said. If there is a difference between what I said and 
> what Sene said, please point it out to me.
> 
> Here's the gist of Sene's comment:
> 
> 
>> Sene:
>> 
>> "So it is -- the more we thought about it, the more we realized that
>> this was a very bizarre, if you will, basis for ICANN to create a
>> foundation for an affirmative decision when it's used in the treaty as
>> an exception.  So, from our perspective, that tells us -- confirms our
>> understanding that there is no international law on morality and
>> public order.  There is no internationally agreed definition of what
>> morality and public order might encompass.  It is determined on a
>> country-by-country basis."
> 
> Mueller:
> 
> To summarize, MAPO explicitly recognizes that there _are no_ globally 
>> applicable standards of morality and public order! It is an exceptions 
>> process that restricts the applicability of a global agreement within 
>> a national jurisdiction. 
>