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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Nigel,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">I could be wrong, but I do not read the Board’s comments as a concern that ICANN intends act in a manner that would infringe on HR. I read them as a concern
 that an HR commitment could lead to claims or lawsuits resulting from ICANN failing to act and that the resulting court rulings or IRP determinations could result in an expansion of ICANN’s mission in ways that are not currently envisioned or, in the words
 of the Board, “result in an expansion of ICANN’s Mission in ways that the community does not support.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">The CCWG has repeatedly stated that it wants ICANN to adhere strictly to a narrow scope and mission. The Board has raised a concern that this provision could
 be in conflict with that goal. It is up to the CCWG to argue convincingly that this is not the case or, if the concern is valid, edit the draft to address this concern. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nigel Roberts<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 8:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] draft language for certification to lawyers on HR question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'd still like to know which Human Rights ICANN is thinking of infringing?<br>
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The more the CCWG drags on, the more I looking at Art. 5 UDHR . .<br>
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On 06/01/16 13:51, Niels ten Oever wrote:<br>
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&gt; If you would permit me, I have a small process question:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The proposed text on human rights in the CCWG report has already been<br>
&gt; reviewed by lawyers (at the time it was prepared by WP4). Were these<br>
&gt; the same lawyers that will answer the proposed question underneath? If<br>
&gt; so, have they not checked for these risks the last time? If so, this<br>
&gt; could save us some time.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Best,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Niels<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On 01/06/2016 02:41 PM, Niels ten Oever wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Hi all,<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I would like to thank the co-chairs for their suggestion at the end<br>
&gt;&gt; of yesterdays call. Please allow me to make some suggestions to the<br>
&gt;&gt; language:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; ***<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; In their comment to the 3rd CCWG draft report the ICANN Board has<br>
&gt;&gt; raised concerns that the proposed inclusion of language in the<br>
&gt;&gt; bylaws with respect to human rights might lead to an increased risk<br>
&gt;&gt; of ICANN being exposed to legal claims or even law suits.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; We would appreciate if you could provide us with a brief<br>
&gt;&gt; assessment whether the inclusion of these bylaws would increase the<br>
&gt;&gt; risk of ICANN being exposed to legal claims or even law suits vis a<br>
&gt;&gt; vis the current situation (taking into account the existing<br>
&gt;&gt; obligations under article 4 of ICANNs articles of incorporation),<br>
&gt;&gt; and if so, how such risk could be mitigated.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; ***<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Best,<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Niels<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On 01/06/2016 02:13 PM, Thomas Rickert wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; All, as discussed during yesterday’s CCWG call, please find<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; below the draft certification language to be sent to the lawyers<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; with respect to the human rights recommendation and the Board’s<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; concerns about legal risks. I plan to certify at 14.00 UTC<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; tomorrow.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; *** The ICANN Board has raised concerns that the proposed<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; inclusion of language in the bylaws with respect to human rights<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; might lead to an increased risk of ICANN being exposed to legal<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; claims or even law suits.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; We would appreciate if you could provide us with a brief<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; assessment and suggestions on how such risk can be mitigated. It<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; is our understanding that human rights have been indirectly<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; referred to in ICANN's bylaws already, so please also indicate<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; whether (according to your assessment) the language that shall be<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; added to the bylaws according to our 3rd report is establishing a<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; new risk or an increased risk, if any. ***<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Kind regards, Thomas Rickert<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
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