[Wp4] Fwd: WP4..first meet.

[Niels ten Oever]

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Dear Rudolph,

On 09/11/2015 07:45 PM, Rudolph Daniel wrote:
> Hi Greg
> 
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> <rudi.daniel at gmail.com <mailto:rudi.daniel at gmail.com>> Date: Sep
> 11, 2015 1:42 PM Subject: WP4..first meet. To: "NPC SVG"
> <npcsvg at gmail.com <mailto:npcsvg at gmail.com>> Cc:
> 
> Hi Greg General scoping questions/ thoughts.
> 
> 1) In light of today's WG4 meet, I am wondering how "up to date"
> the attached opinion (attachef pdf) is...as it relates to the task
> in hand.
> 
> Quote: "Currently, international human rights standards do not
> create binding legal obligations on U.S. corporations and state law
> fiduciary duty standards do not compel corporate Boards of 
> Directors to act in furtherance of international human rights" end
> quote
> 

ICANN however has made an commitment to respect international law in
Article 4 of its Articles of Incorporation.


> 2) When I look at Ruggie, for example, I am asking myself, just
> what are we hoping to achieve?
> 
> At the ICANN bylaws level, are we to look towards some kind of due 
> diligence or report process, ( annual review, which could be
> included in annual report) by which to monitor or access human
> rights impact of the corp. it's practices...on an ongoing
> basis..maybe functioning at the office of  Ombudsman?

In the CCWP on ICANNs Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect
Human Rights (CCWP) we're currently working on two approaches: a human
rights impact assessment at the beginning of a PDP and a CSR report
which would also include a human rights impact assessment of ICANNs
operations and practices. We hope to present a concrete proposal for
this in Dublin.


Best,

Niels

> 
> Or some word set which holds the corp. to a set of (values)? And
> how are they to be monitored by whom?





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