Ray Saintonge

An Arbcom debate should not be there to establish or design policy. It is about applying principles and policy to the particular situation of the disputing parties. Using an Arbcom decision to create policy amounts to rule by obiter.

That's basically right. ArbCom decisions have a lot to do with showing how policy is implemented (case by case, though, with no assumption of precedent).

Charles

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