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Subject: Re: [opendocument-users] New question (2): Referenceimplementation?
----- "marbux" <marbux@gmail.com> wrote: <snip> > We've debated this many times, and it ends with my > > observation that if we took your interpretation of of WTO > requirements, > > then there would have no valid tech standards at all today. > > The debates also seemingly invariably end without you having cited a > single legal authority to support your position. And even were one to > assume the truth of your premise that no tech standards would survive > my interpretation of what you call "WTO requirements," what the law > is > exists independent of how many entities have violated it. E.g., > jaywalking is a legal offense whether everyone does it or not. Those > who ignore the law do so at their own risk. "Everyone else does it" > is > not a defense to prosecution that I've ever seen a judge allow. It > also doesn't fly with most parents when dealing with a misbehaving > child. . > Interesting. IANAL, but my understanding of UK law is that a law that no one complies with becomes a law under which no prosecutions can stand - is where the interests of justice override that of parliament. Further, a law that is effectively impossible to comply with would also be over ridden by a higher court. Of course US and international law may be different, and my understanding may be completely wrong... Regards Chris -- Chris Puttick CIO Oxford Archaeology: Exploring the Human Journey Direct: +44 (0)1865 980 718 Switchboard: +44 (0)1865 263 800 Mobile: +44 (0)7917 058 568 http://thehumanjourney.net ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information.
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