[ALAC] BGC decision of NCSG reconsideration request on TM+50

[Avri Doria]

On 21 May 2013, at 08:32, Hong Xue wrote:

> 
> [Hong] ICANN's claim for "unilateral" right to amend the RA and our
> colleague's recent paper calling for embracing inner regulator all show
> that ICANN is kind of suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD).
> Does ICANN has any other "legal means", except contractual relation, to
> rein the other stakeholders? But a contract is supposed concluded between
> two equal parties. Once ICANN exercise its "regulatory power" in name of
> implementation or whatever else, it becomes more equal than the other
> parties. It seems that ICANN needs to choose which way to pursue
> further--contractual party or regulator? ICANN would face more conflicts
> and disputes by playing the dual roles simultaneously.


i think that this may contain the crux of the matter.

avri