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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Dear all,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">How are you? I volunteered to
gather some information about what a framework of interpretation (FOI) should
or could entail. Below you will find what I found. My findings are divided in
four sections: FOIs in the wider context, FOI resources found in ICANN, some
example text for the group, some questions that rose during my search. I hope
this is useful, please let me know if I forgot anything or if you have
additional resources or questions.
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b><b>Framework of Interpretation [FOI]</b> <br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b><br></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b>1. What do FOIs look like in the wider
context?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">There are not many
direct references to FOIs in IG contexts. I found <a href="http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6945109&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6945109" target="_blank">some
examples</a> at the IEEE, but due to the their focus on interpreting technical
issues like areal images these might not be very useful. I found various
references to FOIs in academic literature, especially in hard sciences like <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es980831t" target="_blank">biology</a> and physics.
These examples tend to follow a certain pattern:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">- identify object
of study</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">- identify standard
against which to measure object of study</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">- justify why standard
is correct FOI to measure object of study</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">- measure object of
study against standard</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">- present outcome,
identify gaps, suggest improvements, further research etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">When just searching
online for FOI most of the references led me to the book of Genesis. Not sure
what to make of this, divine ICANN intervention perhaps?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b>2. FOI resources and references in ICANN</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">When searching for
examples of frameworks of interpretation in the ICANN archives not a lot comes
up. Principally, there is one good example: the <span>Framework of
Interpretation Working Group (FOIWG). </span> You can find resources on the group and its work below:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Overview:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foiwg.htm" target="_blank">http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foiwg.htm</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Charter:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><a href="https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/charter-foiwg-07jun11-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/charter-foiwg-07jun11-en.pdf</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Specific report on
revocation:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><a href="https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-revocation-07oct14-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-revocation-07oct14-en.pdf</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Final
recommendations:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><a href="https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-final-resolutions-11feb15-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-final-resolutions-11feb15-en.pdf</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">I also checked the
GNSO operating rules, the GNSO WG guidelines, the bylaws and any specific work
done by the GAC and the CCNSO. But found nothing. Would be interested to know
who first introduced the notion of the FOI in the CCWG, or if there are any
resources I might have missed in my search for FOI? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Those questions
aside, below you will find what I found:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">I gathered, going
through the various documents, transcripts, mailinglists etcetera of the<span> </span>FOIWG, some information about what a FOI is,
(which I am sure will make me sound like Captain Obvious, but bare with me). It
is:</p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span> Not new policy.</p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>A framework to provide interpretation for guiding
existing policies. </p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Relatively unchartered waters, in the sense that
there aren’t many examples of it being used.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">This gives us
relative freedom to put together a FOI that best suits our needs. I drafted
some text below (based on the links of the FOIWG above).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b>3. Some example text I put together:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">The purpose of this
Framework of Interpretation (FOI) is to give a framework for resolving
particular human rights related issues and to create an environment (or guidelines?)
for making consistent and predictable decisions when it comes to ensuring
ICANN’s commitment to respect human rights.<span>
</span>This FOI aims to identify and review gaps in existing ICANN policies and
guidelines, and evaluate whether a formal PDP is necessary to cover such policy
gaps. This FOI allows for the creation of a detailed analysis of existing ICANN
policies that have an impact on the ability, or extent to which, ICANN upholds
its commitment to respect human rights. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">This FOI will
include the following steps:</p>
<p style="margin-left:18pt;line-height:115%"><span><span>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Identifying the applicable policies, guidelines,
and topics, as per the scope set by the by WP (or whichever ICANN group is
allowed and able to do this).</p>
<p style="margin-left:18pt;line-height:115%"><span><span>2.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Do a Human Rights Impact Assessment of these
identified policies, guidelines, and topics.</p>
<p style="margin-left:18pt;line-height:115%"><span><span>3.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Provide recommendations for potential
improvements.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">I hope this text
ties into the work that you have already done. I am not that familiar with
ICANN processes and procedures, so I hope I did not break (the Internet) any
rules on how we can go about defining FOIs. Keep in mind, this is just a straw
man, so feel free to bash, edit and change. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><b>4. Some questions that might need
answering:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">How broad do we
want the FOI to be applied? For instance, will we suggest which specific
policies, guidelines and topics it applies to (limiting the scope) or will we
want them applied across the board (no pun intended)?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Do we have an
agreed upon method for doing human rights impact assessments that is accepted
by the ICANN community (for example Motoko’s method)?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">What shape or form
should the recommendations come in? How nitty-gritty should we go? What is the
nature of any advice coming out of this? What happens if it is not followed up?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> Best,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%">Corinne <br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%"> </p>
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2. CCWP SG 3 PDP meet tomorrow (Niels ten Oever)<br>
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:28:32 +0200<br>
From: Niels ten Oever <<a href="mailto:niels@article19.org">niels@article19.org</a>><br>
To: Human Rights <<a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org">cc-humanrights@icann.org</a>>,<br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
Thank you all for your input.<br>
<br>
Hereby the Terms of Reference for CCWP Human Rights Subgroup 2 on human<br>
rights issues in Workstream 2 is also finished. Please find it underneath.<br>
<br>
Of course we have always things to do, also if you're new to ICANN, we<br>
have bite sized to do's, so feel free to send me an e-mail if you're<br>
interested.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
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0. Mandate<br>
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Advancing the work on proposing specific internal processes and<br>
procedural aspects on how ICANN can operationalize its commitment to<br>
human rights - specifically in the context of the implementation of the<br>
human rights bylaw in workstream 1 (WS1) and the development of a<br>
Framework on Interpretation (FoI) in workstream 2 (WS2).<br>
<br>
1. Output<br>
----------<br>
- Provide input to the shaping of the human rights bylaw as described in<br>
Annex 6 of the CCWG Report during implementation period of WS1<br>
- Provide input on process for the development of an FoI for the human<br>
rights bylaw in WS2<br>
- Provide input to the discussion on the FoI for human rights in WS2<br>
- Provide input to discussions on other human rights relevant issues in WS2<br>
- Inform the CCWP HR at large on the progress of the work in CCWG and<br>
ensure it is informed by other human rights relevant work and issues in<br>
other processes or part of ICANN and the ICANN community<br>
<br>
<br>
2. Calls<br>
--------<br>
April 8, 16:0 UTC<br>
May 6, 13:00 UTC<br>
June 3, 16:00 UTC<br>
<br>
3. Areas of work<br>
------------------------<br>
- engage with CCWG in WS2 on the utility of Human Rights Impact Assessments<br>
(Vidushi, Motoko, Niels)<br>
- analysis of existing Frameworks of Interpretation in ICANN and<br>
adjacent spaces<br>
(Corinne)<br>
- provide framing on what a 'FoI' should or could entail<br>
(All)<br>
- analyze which human rights instruments, guidelines and methods are<br>
relevant and appropriate<br>
(Aarti and Tatiana)<br>
<br>
<br>
Niels ten Oever<br>
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On 04/08/2016 06:52 PM, Niels ten Oever wrote:<br>
> Niels<br>
><br>
> 0. Mandate<br>
> ----------<br>
> Advancing the work on proposing specific internal processes and<br>
> procedural aspects on how ICANN can operationalize its commitment to<br>
> human rights - specifically in the context of the implementation of the<br>
> human rights bylaw in workstream 1 (WS1) and the development of a<br>
> Framework on Interpretation (FoI) in workstream 2 (WS2).<br>
><br>
> 1. Output<br>
> ----------<br>
> - Provide input to the shaping of the human rights bylaw as described in<br>
> Annex 6 of the CCWG Report during implementation period of WS1<br>
> - Provide input on process for the development of an FoI for the human<br>
> rights bylaw in WS2<br>
> - Provide input to the discussion on the FoI for human rights in WS2<br>
> - Provide input to discussions on other human rights relevant issues in WS2<br>
> - Inform the CCWP HR at large on the progress of the work in CCWG and<br>
> ensure it is informed by other human rights relevant work and issues in<br>
> other processes or part of ICANN and the ICANN community<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2. Calls<br>
> --------<br>
> April 8, 16:0 UTC<br>
> May 6, 13:00 UTC<br>
> June 3, 16:00 UTC<br>
><br>
> 3. Areas of work<br>
> ------------------------<br>
> - engage with CCWG in WS2 on the utility of Human Rights Impact Assessments<br>
> (Vidushi, Motoko, Niels)<br>
> - analysis of existing Frameworks of Interpretation in ICANN and<br>
> adjacent spaces<br>
> (Corinne)<br>
> - provide framing on what a 'FoI' should or could entail<br>
> (All)<br>
> - analyse which human rights instruments, guidelines and methods are<br>
> relevant and appropriate<br>
> (Aart and Tatiana)<br>
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Dear all,<br>
<br>
I hope this email finds you well. Just a quick reminder for the call<br>
tomorrow. Would be great if you could work on the ToR and agree on it so<br>
we can get to work.<br>
<br>
One final message that I would like to relay from Kathy Kleiman, and<br>
this is also something I sensed from Avri and Stephanie: there is a lot<br>
of work in the PDPs and we need to ensure we won't duplicate. But the<br>
CCWP HR SG3 can also form a useful platform to relay bite size pieces of<br>
work to support people in the PDPs, so if you, next to bigger sizes you<br>
might bite off, define some smaller pieces of work to take on, that<br>
would help the people doing the heavy lifting in the PDPs, I think that<br>
would be great.<br>
<br>
The theoretical frameworks that are needed you can of course also<br>
request from the colleagues in SG1.<br>
<br>
Hope it all works out. I'll also attend but (try to) be in listening mode :)<br>
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All the best,<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
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