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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hello David,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Agreed. Becky Burr and others have also raised this – it is one of the items for improvement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This change to this language was made after a recommendation from the Accountability Structures Experts Panel – but it clearly has
unintended consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">See page 48 of: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-26oct12-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Bruce Tonkin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Post<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 16 March 2015 12:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Accountability Cross Community<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Regarding ICANN's adherence to "international law"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At 08:16 PM 3/14/2015, Bruce Tonkin wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Under its Articles of Incorporation ICANN already operates “for the benefit of the Internet community as a whole, carrying out its activities in conformity with relevant principles of international law and applicable international conventions
and local law.” See: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/articles">
https://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/articles</a><br>
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The Independent Review Process allows parties to challenge Board decisions that are inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.<br>
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[SNIP]<o:p></o:p></p>
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Just by way of clarification, while it's true that the IRP allows parties "to challenge Board decisions that are inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws," the IRP panel does not have the power to actually decide the question of whether or
not a Board decision WAS inconsistent with the Articles or Bylaws. See Bylaws, Art IV sec 3(4):<br>
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"The IRP Panel must apply a defined standard of review to the IRP request, focusing on:
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<a name="IV-3.4b"></a>did the Board exercise due diligence and care in having a reasonable amount of facts in front of them?; and
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<a name="IV-3.4c"></a>did the Board members exercise independent judgment in taking the decision, believed to be in the best interests of the company?"
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<p class="MsoNormal">That's a much narrower scope of inquiry than whether the Board acted outside the ByLaws, for example.<br>
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David<br>
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