David Forslund wrote: > There may be legal protection, etc in Malaysia. Not may be, there definitely is. As Molly said, Malaysian law was originally based on British law - it is now distinct from it, but rest assured that there is rule of civil law in Malaysia. There is also corruption and political influence over the courts, but I would not like to have to say whether there is more or less such corruption in Malaysia than in the US or other countries. However, for a tiny, nascent organisation like OSHCA, none of this is relevant. Suffice to say that Malaysian corporate law should be more than adequate for OSHCA's purposes. That's correct, isn't it Molly?
> We are more familiar > with the situation in the US. Well, yes. I am more familiar with Australian law. But that doesn't mean that I regard the legal regimes in every other country with suspicion. > It is more of a question of comparing what is required and what you can > do with a corporation > in Malaysia than in the US. The decision shouldn't be made on political > grounds but on technical grounds, > in my opinion. Given what OSHCA hopes to achieve - things like engaging with UN-sponsored initiatives such as WSIS and perhaps with national and international development agencies - I think that incorporation in Malaysia (or some other "non-aligned" developing or transitional country) is a *much* more sound choice, from a political perspective, than incorporation in the US (or other G8 or other rich nations, but particularly the US, particularly at the moment). Tim C > Molly Cheah wrote: > > I was born in Malaysia and lived through the period where we obtained > > independance from the British and from whom our legal framework was > > adopted. Just wondering what are the concerns of Richard and David on > > the legal protection for OSHCA. Can you elaborate rather than make a > > comment that imply there isn't legal protection. Incidently we don't > > have the equivalence of Guantanano Bay in Malaysia. > > Molly > > Joseph Dal Molin wrote: > > > > >Legal protection in the context of an organization like OSHCA is IMHO > > >not a major concern. What is more important is how the countries laws > > >influence governance. > > > > > >David Forslund wrote: > > > > > > > > >>I don't understand why this is good or even relevant. What should > > >>matter is the legal protection > > >>provided by the incorporation in the various countries participating, > > >>which I think was Richard's point. > > >> > > >>Dave Forslund > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > * Visit your group "openhealth > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openhealth>" > on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openhealth/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
