Re: [council] For your review - draft motion and approach CCWG-Accountability

[Johan Helsingius <julf@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Bruce,

Let me second Ed in thanking you for the very useful historical
perspective. I have to say that the minority statement from
Avri sets a tough standard for a NCA minority opinion - that
level of insightful analysis and rationale is something I
can only look up to for inspiration, but I am unlikely to ever
achieve anything that lives up to that.

        Julf


On 26-02-16 10:53, Bruce Tonkin wrote:
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> Hello Edward,
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>>>  I've been in communication with our Member, a few members of the NCSG PC 
>>> and one other NCSG Councillor and it appears that the preference in the 
>>> NCSG, at least amongst some,  is that we hold separate votes on each of the 
>>> twelve recommendations. I thought about holding off on letting everyone 
>>> know but figured it might help for planning purposes if staff and our 
>>> leadership knew of our intent.
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>>>  As the wording of the Proposed Approach indicated that voting on each 
>>> recommendation individually would be possible if requested by any Council 
>>> member please note that is my intent to make such a request and I do not 
>>> expect that intention will change between today and our open Council 
>>> meeting in Marrakech.
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> There is a little bit of history of a similar approach:
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> In September 2007, the GNSO passed a resolution to send the new gTLD policy 
> recommendations to the Board:
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> http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#200709 
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> The new gTLD report contains 20 policy recommendations:
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> http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm 
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> The NCUC submitted a minority statement on
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> Recommendation 6:
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> "Strings must not be contrary to generally accepted legal norms relating to 
> morality and public order that are recognized under international principles 
> of law.
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> Examples of such principles of law include, but are not limited to, the 
> Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on 
> Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All 
> Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International 
> Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 
> intellectual property treaties administered by the World Intellectual 
> Property Organisation (WIPO) and the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects 
> of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). "
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> http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#_Toc48210873
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> And on 
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> Recommendation 20:
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> " An application will be rejected if an expert panel determines that there is 
> substantial opposition to it from a significant portion of the community to 
> which the string may be explicitly or implicitly targeted. "
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> See:   
> http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#_Toc48210877
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> Avri Doria as a nominating committee appointee to the GNSO council also 
> submitted a minority report at: 
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> http://www.gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#_Toc48210874\
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> All other recommendations received unanimous support.
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>  Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
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> Former chair of the GNSO Council
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