<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear all,<br><br></div>First i like to thank the Co-Chairs for responding to all the questions during the townhall meeting. Milton mentioned 2 things and i like to use that to provide my feedback/suggestions:<br><br></div>- Purpose of the CCWG:<br><br>IMO, i think the purpose of the CCWG is to recommend ways to improve ICANN accountability but enforceability could just be one of such features and not the ultimate goal.<br><br></div>- Enforceability solutions other than membership: <br></div><div>Considering the complications relating to the various membership models that has been suggested, there is obvious need to consider what is achievable within the current structure and i think everything is achievable except enforceability. Puting that in mind, i think the CCWG report in summary has provided the following (amongst others):<br><br></div><div>- They have looked into the current bylaw and proposed edits that would ensure community engagement in the board decision making process which is not existing at the moment<br></div><div>- They have proposed ways by which the suggested edits to the bylaw once implemented can be updated (fundamental bylaw)<br></div><div><br></div><div>I think these 2 items are critical accountability enhancement and once implemented would have provided ICANN board with some specific guideline on how to approach issues as accordingly.<br><br></div><div>So it seem to me that we will already have some enforceability without actually requiring membership since an organisation board is required to obey/comply with its bylaw. So if the bylaw says; before you can do xyz, it needs to go through abc process, why would the board not follow/obey those direction as defined in the bylaw?<br></div><div><br></div><div>As a follow-up to my question about ICANN board complying with its bylaw. I will like to ask the following questions:<br><br></div><div>- Has there been any known scenario where ICANN board at the moment did not obey its current bylaw?<br></div><div>- If ICANN board does not obey its bylaw, what its legal implication to the board members with regards to their mandate?<br></div><div>- Is it possible for board members to sign a mandate upon induction indicating that they would resign if the community (through a defined process) determined that they did not follow the organisation's bylaw?<br clear="all"></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><font color="#888888"><blockquote style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;font-family:garamond,serif">
<i><span style="color:rgb(0,102,0)">Seun Ojedeji,<br style="color:rgb(0,102,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,0)">Federal University Oye-Ekiti<br style="color:rgb(0,102,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,0)">web: </span><a href="http://www.fuoye.edu.ng" target="_blank">http://www.fuoye.edu.ng</a><br>
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