Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration/Draft

The Arbitration Committee was established in 2004 and has the following responsibilities:


 * 1) To act as a final binding decision-maker primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve;
 * 2) To hear appeals from blocked, banned, or otherwise restricted users;
 * 3) To handle requests (other than self-requests or routine removal for inactivity) for removal of administrative tools;
 * 4) To resolve matters unsuitable for public discussion for privacy, legal, or similar reasons;
 * 5) To approve and remove access to (i) CheckUser and Oversight tools and (ii) mailing lists maintained by the Arbitration Committee.


 * &mdash;Arbitration/Policy

The committee is composed of fifteen members (known also as arbitrators) who are elected by the English Wikipedia community in annual elections.

Nomenclature

 * Requests
 * Cases
 * Amendment
 * Clarification
 * Motions
 * Cases
 * Noticeboard
 * Enforcement

Further information
Ban appeals, desysopping, assignment and removal of advanced permissions, and other committee business that is not related to the arbitration process is not dealt with by this guide.