[ripe-list] [diversity] Two Documents from the Code of Conduct Task Force

Hi,

I agree with Keith that it seems appropriate to provide
indemnification for the CoC team members (current and past) for their
actions on behalf of the CoC team.
However I am by no means a lawyer so the NCC Legal team should
evaluate if this is feasible and how to implement it.

-Cynthia

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 6:05 PM Keith Mitchell <keith at smoti.org> wrote:
>
> On 9/16/22 04:00, Kurtis Lindqvist wrote:
> >
> >> On 14 Sep 2022, at 20:43, Alex de Joode <alex at idgara.nl> wrote:
>
> >> Those depositions could than be used in court for damage claims
> >> (loss of employment, libel/defamation). You can sue RIPE, the event
> >> or (individual) members of the CoC.
>
> > What you are describing (I think) is a situation where the RIPE NCC
> > is considered  the organiser and the legal home of any activity
> > covered by the CoC. In this case the officers implementing the CoC
> > would have to be appointed by the RIPE NCC and considered legally
> > employed (or covered) by the RIPE NCC and therefor their indemnity
> > insurance would cover it and it would be dealt with in the NL.
>
> Under the RIPE NCC Arbitration process, there is a means by which
> community volunteers (who are not NCC employees) are formally
> indemnified against potential legal blowback of any decisions they make.
>
> Parties to the arbitration are required to commit to this when entering
> into a dispute resolution. It does seem appropriate that a similar such
> indemnification measure should be in place for CoC volunteer officers,
> it that is not already envisaged.
>
> Keith
>
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