<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Milton<div><br></div><div>Before you respond to Erick - I'll just say add that, for example, the ccNSO FOIWG worked on interpretation of RFC 1591 and other IANA related policy guidelines.</div><div><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-final-07oct14-en.pdf">http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/foi-final-07oct14-en.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>My understanding is that bodies like the ccNSO or group of ccTLDs are there to develop policies regarding the delegation and redelegation of ccTLDs.</div><div>It's my personal view that it could potentially form such a council in future and give opinions. (independent of ICANN board).</div><div><br></div><div>Desiree</div><div>--</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On 2 Dec 2014, at 15:30, Erick Iriarte <<a href="mailto:eiriarte@iriartelaw.com">eiriarte@iriartelaw.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Milton<br>to understand better your message and position: for you exactly what is the legal status of a cctld ?<br>Erick<br><br><blockquote type="cite">El 2/12/2014, a las 10:16, Milton L Mueller <<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>> escribió:<br><br>I have some questions regarding this: <br><br>"The CWG is considering replacing the authorization role, at least with regard to ccTLDs, with a written opinion from counsel (independent of ICANN) that each delegation and re-delegation request meets the policy requirements cited in the publicly posted reports." <br><br>Where would this counsel come from? <br>Whose counsel is it if it is independent of ICANN and ICANN is supplying the IANA service? <br>Since most of the policy requirements related to ccTLD delegation/redelegation are not laws, but things like RFC 1591, on what basis is the counsel's opinion made? Precedent? <br><br>Milton L. Mueller<br>Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor<br>Syracuse University School of Information Studies<br><a href="http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/mueller/Home.html">http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/mueller/Home.html</a> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>CWG-Stewardship mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org">CWG-Stewardship@icann.org</a><br>https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship<br></blockquote><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>CWG-Stewardship mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CWG-Stewardship@icann.org">CWG-Stewardship@icann.org</a><br>https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>