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Rule(s)

  • 25.1 Any delegate may, on a point of order, invoke any rule or rules of the then-

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  • current United Nations General Assembly Rules of Procedure where certain of those

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  • Rules would, in their view, facilitate the work of the Assembly. Subject to Rule 25.5,

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  • any UNGA Rule may be invoked. 
  • 25.2 The Chair of the Assembly may likewise invoke any rule or rules from the same

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  • source for the same reasons. 
  • 25.3 When Rule 25.1 or 25.2 is invoked, the Chair may terminate the operation of the

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  • rules so invoked at a time of his or her choosing, or, if he believes that the invocation is

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  • not in the interests of the Assembly, may refuse to allow the invocation. 
  • 25.4 Where the UNGA Rules of Procedure are invoked through the provisions of Rule 25.

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  • 1 or 25.2, should a conflict arise between the rule or rules invoked and these rules,

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  • these Rules shall take precedence, except where the combination of these Rules and

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  • those invoked would result in an impractical or unworkable process in the judgment of

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  • the Chair

The following terms in the UNGA Rules of Procedure shall have the following meanings when 
invoked under this Rule: o

    • “President” shall mean “Chair” 

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    • Vice-President” shall mean “Vice-Chair” 

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    • “Member” “Members”, or “Members of the United Nations” shall mean that class

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    • of delegate referred to in Rule 1.1 of these Rules o “Secretary-General” shall indicate the senior person responsible for the operations

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    • of the Secretariat. 

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    • “United Nations” shall mean “Regional At-Large Organizations” or the relevant

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    • other process or body of the At-Large community, including the entire community where

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    • that would be the logical intent in the context of the rule, which is availing itself of

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    • these Rules of Procedure. 

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    • “Important Questions” shall mean “matters of substance” 

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    • “Security Council” shall mean “ICANN Board of directors” 
  • 25.5 The following UNGA Rules may not be invoked under either Rule 25.1 or 25.2. Where

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  • a range of rules is indicated, that range shall be inclusive of the indicated beginning

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  • and ending Rules:
    • Rules 4, 49, 51, 52, 55, 98(a), 98(b), 94 – 138, 142 – 151 

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