[Wp4] CCWG - WP4 Poll on referencing existing documents

[Markus Kummer]

Nigel +1.

Legally speaking, Sam might be correct, but politically speaking this is irrelevant. The UDHR - luckily - is as good as cast in stone and trying to amend it would be a non starter.

During WSIS, human rights, alongside Internet governance, was one of the most controversial issues. After many hours of negotiations the UDHR was the only HR instrument that Member States agreed to include as a specific reference. It was  — and I suppose still is - the lowest common denominator that satisfies everyone.

Best regards
Markus


On 07 Oct 2015, at 10:53, Nigel Roberts <nigel at channelisles.net> wrote:

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> 
> On 07/10/15 01:54, Samantha Eisner wrote:
>> Question 1: No.  ICANN does not include references to other specific
>> documents in its governing documents, particularly external documents
>> that can be changed without ICANN’s consent or inputs.
>> 
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> 
> With respect,
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> (a) the UDHR is not going to change.
> (b) the By Law can refer to the text as ratified.
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