<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks David,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This tweaks seem reasonable to me.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If we all agree that David’s tweaks are OK and pending the OK from the HR subgroup, then I would forward this as a formal petition to ICANN legal.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Any comments?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
<div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">León</div>
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">El 18/11/2016, a las 08:42, McAuley, David <<a href="mailto:dmcauley@verisign.com" class="">dmcauley@verisign.com</a>> escribió:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Leon and legal team,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Here are the question we addressed yesterday with respect to the HR sub-team:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>What is the definition ICANN legal uses for ‘applicable law’?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>What does the term “Respect” mean according to the bylaws (in relation to Core Values)?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>What is the relationship between core values and commitments in general; and the HR core value and commitments in particular?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>How does the balancing progress between core values, as described in the bylaws, take place? Is it documented?<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On the call I noted some comments in the nature of clarification and Leon asked if I would suggest some revisions on list and here below are my thoughts.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">First, however, two important points.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">One, I will separately send a copy of this memo to Niels ten Oever, one of the rapporteurs of the HR Sub-Team who is handling this matter for the sub-team. I will ask Niels to contact us through Leon rather quickly if he has any issue with any of this.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">And, two, recall that I am a member of the HR Sub-team and have taken an active position on the nature of “respect” and the meaning of “applicable law” in the team. There are other views than mine and they have been reasonably expressed - the discussion is not ended. So I come at this with a point of view, nonetheless I have endeavored to make these “tweaked” questions fair and in keeping with the questions originally posed by Niels.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Here is how I suggest we handle these questions and forward them to ICANN legal:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>With respect to ICANN legal’s understanding of the definition of “applicable law”:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Has ICANN legal developed an understanding of the meaning of the term “applicable law”?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>If so, does that understanding apply in the context of the new bylaw at Article 1.2(b)(viii)?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Would the following definition of “applicable law,” currently under consideration by the CCWG WS2 Sub-Team on Human Rights, be consistent with either or both of those?:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><Quote>: Applicable law refers to the body of law that binds ICANN at any given time, in any given circumstance and in any relevant jurisdiction. It consists of statutes, rules, regulations, etcetera, as well as judicial opinions, where appropriate. It is a dynamic concept inasmuch as laws, regulations, etcetera, change over time. Applicable law can have disparate impacts on ICANN around the globe: for example, if ICANN employs personnel in different jurisdictions then it must observe the appropriate labour laws in those various locales. Applicable law is thus a large body of law that eludes our ability to catalogue, but it is ascertainable in the context of a specific question or issue. <Quote><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Please share the applicable understanding(s).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>With respect to questions 2 through 4 above I suggest we leave the questions as they are but introduce each of them with this phrase: “In the view of ICANN legal,”.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Best regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">David<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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