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<div>Hello everyone – to add to Phil’s note, the GAC seems to have suggested that the topic of “IGO Protections” be placed in the same slot as its suggested “Bilateral Meeting with the GNSO” on Day 3 of the Helsinki meeting (Wednesday, 10.45-12 noon Helsinki
time: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/_o5CAw">https://community.icann.org/x/_o5CAw</a>). </div>
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<div>While it is not clear whether that will also encompass protections for the Red Cross (who are not an IGO in any case), this may be relevant to the Council’s discussion on 12 May regarding next steps for the Red Cross, possibly separately from any next
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<div>Thanks and cheers</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 03:04<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>>, GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[council] RE: Draft Letter to the Board on Red Cross Names & Identifiers<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Good letter, James.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This point is particularly important:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">One point emphasized during this briefing was that the international legal basis for protections of Red Cross identifiers
is significantly different from that for IGOs. This raises the possibility that permanent protection for these Red Cross identifiers could potentially be resolved independently from other IGO acronyms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The IGO CRP WG has recently received a final draft of the memo from our outside legal expert in regard to the scope of sovereign immunity for IGOs.
Without getting into extensive detail, it varies widely based upon both the type of IGO, the jurisdiction in which the question is raised, and whether the activity in question implicates a core function of the IGO. Therefore, the issue of the Red Cross identifiers
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<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James M. Bladel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 07, 2016 10:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Draft Letter to the Board on Red Cross Names & Identifiers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Attached, please find a draft letter that was developed by Heather, Donna and myself, along with Staff, that sets out to “reboot” work on this topic. I note
that this is a topic for the next GNSO Council meeting (Agenda Item #7), and therefore misses the document cutoff date. However, I expect this discussion & work to continue beyond our 12 MAY meeting, both on the list and during calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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