[Ws2-hr] Notes, recordings and transcript for WS2 Human Rights Subgroup Meeting #6 | 20 September

[MSSI Secretariat]

Hello all,

The notes, recordings and transcripts for CCWG Accountability WS2 Human Rights Subgroup Meeting #6 – 20 September 2016 will be available here:  https://community.icann.org/x/oBysAw

A copy of the notes may be found below.

Thank you.

With kind regards,
Brenda Brewer
MSSI Projects & Operations Assistant
ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers



 Notes

1. Administrivia - Roll call, absentees, SoIs, etc
Review of the draft agenda, agenda adopted.

2. Analysis of Ruggie Principles for ICANN and drafting teaumry provided by Greg remarks reasonable support for Ruggie principles but need to analyze the specific ones to see which ones apply to ICANN's core values and which ones do not apply. and to what degree they apply. Need to discuss specific principles to determine what can be supported and to develop a framework of implementation. Need to make the work more detailed and constructive to move forward. Question raised as to if ICANN is a business enterprise, as ICANN is a non-profit.

3. Discussion of specific Ruggie Principles
- Principle:Business enterprises should respect human rights. This means that they should avoid infringing on the human rights of others and should address adverse human rights impacts with which they are involved.
Discussion - Enterprise or non profit, raised concern of the use of the term address and should/may and the meaning/application of the term to ICANN, Question does this work for the ICANN context is the approach recommended to be taken. organization is more like business enterprise - principle appears to have a lot of flexibility - something to be mindful of in considering, this is more of guidance for decisions for ICANN, should not be considered as expansion of ICANNs mission, the bylaw mentions applicable law that deals with human rights, need to look at what the applicable law is, Question raised as to if ICANN is purely a business enterprise - clearly is not ,ICANNs remirt and methods of action is not business enterprise, areas where ICANN does not function as a business enterprise that the Ruggie principles do not apply to ICANN core values, need to look at the bylaw, suggestion to address the issues one by one, need to understand the laws on human rights and then how applicable to ICANN, intent is to determine whether ICAANN should be subject to human rights and is ICANN avoiding its obligations in a core value, bylaws and addressing adverse human rights in which it is involved, ICANN responsibilities bound by applicable law,
- Principle - The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights refers to internationally recognized human rights – understood, at a minimum, as those expressed in the International Bill of Human Rights and
the principles concerning fundamental rights set out in the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Discussion - role of ICANN and how to include it in applicable law
4th Ruggie Principel - Question as to the extend we can apply human rights to ICANN - human rights are carried out and obligations are embedded in state laws that non state actors must follow, how expressed in applicable laws determines with obligations that need to be followed, suggestion Section b does not apply and should be tossed out completely, need to move discussion to list as to whether to keep section b or remove, question as to whom do you seek, to prevent, work to take this text to the ICANN example off list and address at the next session.





Documents Presented
·         Presentation Meeting 5.pdf<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/61611168/Presentation%20Meeting%205.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1474398806000&api=v2>

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