Jimbo wrote:
People didn't join our noble project to gift humanity with a treasure of knowledge in order to combat drunken Bosnian misogynists at 5AM!
Amen to that!
--mav
Regarding the contract of arbitration you may want to look at the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure of France (this is the English translation): http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/html/codes_traduits/ncpcatext.htm The place to look is in: BOOK FOUR ARBITRATION art. 1442 and following to art. 1507. It is interesting to note that the arbitration proceedings in France are viewed as being an [[adversarial]] proceeding (for those of you who thought that French procedure was only based upon the [[inquisitorial system]] now you know otherwise). Here is the link to the original text in French: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/RechercheSimplePartieCode;jsessionid=11...
Laws throughout the world on arbitration:
http://www.jmm.rubikon.pl/pag/?section=prawo.arbitrazowe
This provides a link to laws around the world that are in relation to arbitration. I know that the intro text is in Polish and this is not a Polish discussion list, but the list at the bottom of that page is pretty comprehensive and many of the links are in English.
Reference legal publisher regarding arbitration:
http://www.kluwerarbitration.com/arbitration/arb/rules/RulesofInternationalI...
This is a good link for the rules of various international bodies (remember that Wikipedia is a multinational undertaking even in English). It is necessary to get a 14 day free trial to use that site (otherwise it is about $2000 a year) though many of the links are free.
On line North American arbitration site:
http://www.cacniq.org/en/arb_enligne_gutilisation.htm
This is an organization in Quebec (of which I have no particular association) that has developed a recognized online arbitration program. I suggest you have a look at the rules to get some idea of the nature of arbitration ( this is specifically adapted to Quebec law, but Quebec arbitration law is generally in accord with UNICTRAL). It also has rules in Spanish and French so some European contributors can read these versions for greater comprehension.
Once again I must stress that while mediation can be fairly flexible and organized in a willy nilly way you should be concerned about certain fundamental structural issues in arbitration so that it ends up being binding. (Would Wiikipedia want an arbitration procedure that could be overturned outside Wikipedia? i hope not!)
Short of setting up an internationally recognized arbitration body it is probably best to be a bit flexible on allowing the accused person to pick an arbitrator to their liking (within reason and certain minimum standards of competence).
Alex756
Don't know why that link to the French code de procedure civile was so long in the instant post:
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/RechercheSimplePartieCode?commun=&c...
Alex756