[rpd] agenda time for the next meeting for the topic "appeal committee terms of reference are contrary to the PDP"

[Fernando Frediani]

I support this discussion.

Fernando

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020, 05:42 JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD, <rpd at afrinic.net>
wrote:


> Dear co-chairs, all,

>

> As we are approaching to the next meeting, and as a consequence of the

> last appeal situation, I will like to ask some agenda time to discuss this

> key topic ("appeal committee terms of reference are contrary to the PDP").

>

> In my opinion, and as confirmed by other PDWG members during the last

> months, the procedure that the appeal committee is using is broken and in

> fact it is against the PDP, as it is discriminating authors vs the rest of

> the PDWG members.

>

> After re-reading the terms of reference, once more, I've found other

> interesting wording that doesn't makes any sense to me.

>

> I could support the Board, as responsible to select the appeals committee

> members, to define their own procedure to do so (even if I think that

> ideally this should also be part of the PDP, but we don't have this now at

> the time being).

>

> However, it is not acceptable that the terms of reference restrict the

> rights of the PDWG members set by the PDP, or the way the appeals should be

> handled.

>

> If there is some interpretation problem in the PDP, we should fix it *AT

> the PDP*. This is the only way acceptable, not by "terms of reference" that

> aren't part of the PDP, and consequently can't be used to arbitrarily

> modify the PDP against the sovereignty of the community.

>

> So, I will ask to have 10 minutes for a short presentation and some

> additional open discussion time, so the PDWG can take a decision regarding

> this situation.

>

> This is a key topic and must have *top priority* in our agenda, as

> otherwise, we are bound to possible new appeal situations that are against

> our own law: the PDP. That will mean that the community is undefended, in a

> situation completely against the ICP-2 provisions that allowed to setup

> AFRINIC, as no longer there is a real bottom-up self-governance approach.

>

> Please, confirm urgently that you can accommodate this time.

>

> Regards,

> Jordi

> @jordipalet

>

>

>

>

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