RE: votes vs. opinions (was Re: Improper grounds for rejection of proposal N2677)

From: Jony Rosenne (rosennej@qsm.co.il)
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 09:55:38 CST

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    > [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org] On Behalf Of Andrew S
    > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:13 PM
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    > Subject: votes vs. opinions (was Re: Improper grounds for
    > rejection of proposal N2677)
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    > Jony Rosenne wrote:
    > > In general, voting is on the decision, not on the
    > justification. People can
    > > agree to the decision even if they do not agree with the documented
    > > justification.
    > Judges in courts use concurring opinions to avoid this
    > problem, and they're very useful for avoiding unnecessary
    > confusion in precedent. WG2 should do this too; it would be
    > helpful to Unicode users, and for the same reason.
    > The fact that WG2 isn't called a "court" is of course beside
    > the point.
    >

    This is the big difference: The judges either concur or write their own
    opinion, but with committees and parliaments it isn't required.

    Jony

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