Pierre Dénommée
11-14-2009, 12:40 AM
I have seen in GL2 a request for Governors to join the Ethic Committee.
In my humble opinion, that would be a serious error. Ethic Committee members should be non-Governor. In France, Ethic Committee members are required to be at arm length with the Federation, having no other link then a membership.
The standards, procedures, and sanctions set forth in this code of ethics shall apply only to: (A) actions and behaviour by members of the CFC that occur in connection with tournaments or other activities sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC; and (B) individuals and entities acting in an official capacity as officers or representatives of the CFC. Each member of the CFC and each participant in a CFC activity shall be bound by this code of ethics.
8. If the person being sanctioned is a member of the CFC Executive, the Ethics Committee may recommend no sanctions other than censure or reprimand, but may also recommend to the Assembly of Governors other actions.
9. In the case of every sanction that involves suspension or expulsion, a member may not hold any office in the CFC or participate in any capacity in any event or activity sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC.
(e) If the person against whom sanctions have been recommended is a member of the CFC Executive, he or she may not appeal the sanctions to the CFC Executive, but may appeal to the CFC Assembly of Governors at the next AGM.
The Ethic Committee has the authority to Censure the President or any member of the Executive, it could even recommend their dismissal to the Assembly of Governors because for an Executive, a suspension or an expulsion is considered equivalent to a dismissal (In the case of every sanction that involves suspension or expulsion, a member may not hold any office in the CFC or participate in any capacity in any event or activity sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC). In the wrong hands (a Governor with ambition, personal conflict...), those powers could easily be abused.
Frivolous Ethical complaint filed just before an AGM and targeting a candidate to an elected Office have occurred in other Chess Federations. We have to be careful selecting the members of this Committee.
In my humble opinion, that would be a serious error. Ethic Committee members should be non-Governor. In France, Ethic Committee members are required to be at arm length with the Federation, having no other link then a membership.
The standards, procedures, and sanctions set forth in this code of ethics shall apply only to: (A) actions and behaviour by members of the CFC that occur in connection with tournaments or other activities sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC; and (B) individuals and entities acting in an official capacity as officers or representatives of the CFC. Each member of the CFC and each participant in a CFC activity shall be bound by this code of ethics.
8. If the person being sanctioned is a member of the CFC Executive, the Ethics Committee may recommend no sanctions other than censure or reprimand, but may also recommend to the Assembly of Governors other actions.
9. In the case of every sanction that involves suspension or expulsion, a member may not hold any office in the CFC or participate in any capacity in any event or activity sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC.
(e) If the person against whom sanctions have been recommended is a member of the CFC Executive, he or she may not appeal the sanctions to the CFC Executive, but may appeal to the CFC Assembly of Governors at the next AGM.
The Ethic Committee has the authority to Censure the President or any member of the Executive, it could even recommend their dismissal to the Assembly of Governors because for an Executive, a suspension or an expulsion is considered equivalent to a dismissal (In the case of every sanction that involves suspension or expulsion, a member may not hold any office in the CFC or participate in any capacity in any event or activity sponsored by or sanctioned by the CFC). In the wrong hands (a Governor with ambition, personal conflict...), those powers could easily be abused.
Frivolous Ethical complaint filed just before an AGM and targeting a candidate to an elected Office have occurred in other Chess Federations. We have to be careful selecting the members of this Committee.