[blml] Towards more consistency

[Eric Landau]

On May 17, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Nigel wrote:

> [Grattan Endicott] ********************** "One writes only half the  
> book, the other half is with the reader." ~ Joseph Conrad. +=+ The  
> attitude of the WBFLC, supported in the  CoP by the standing WBF  
> Appeals Committee, is that what is appropriate for regulation  
> should be left to the regulators. Being given the principles of the  
> law it is the Directors (supported by and subject to the appeals  
> structure) whose prerogative it is to make the bridge judgements in  
> the application of the laws. ~ G ~ +=+

> [Nigel] Lazy vague laws (that seek to devolve responsibility to  
> local jurisdictions and to encourage subjective assessments by  
> directors) result in inconsistent rulings...

In Grattan's defense, it is not lazy vague laws that devolve  
responsibility to local jurisdictions that produce subjective  
assessments by directors.  It is lazy vague local jurisdictions that  
do that.


Eric Landau
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