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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Niels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">May I kindly request clarification on the status of our inquiry into the (legal) effects that the HR commitment we are talking about is a "core value"?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">According to the new Bylaws "core values" are “guidance” (“should also guide the decisions and actions of ICANN…”) and are subject to a specific balancing and interpretation clause:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">"(c) The Commitments and Core Values are intended to apply in the broadest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">possible range of circumstances. The Commitments reflect ICANN’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">fundamental compact with the global Internet community and are intended to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">apply consistently and comprehensively to ICANN’s activities.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The specific<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">way in which Core Values are applied, individually and collectively, to any<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">given situation may depend on many factors that cannot be fully anticipated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">or enumerated. Situations may arise in which perfect fidelity to all Core<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Values simultaneously is not possible. Accordingly, in any situation where<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">one Core Value must be balanced with another, potentially competing Core<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Value, the result of the balancing must serve a policy developed through the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">bottom-up multistakeholder process or otherwise best serve ICANN’s Mission</span><span lang="EN-US">."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">I feel this is quite relevant for our discussions, as it sets the frame of the effect of the new HR "core value".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Best and looking forward to your guidance and apologies if I have missed any relevant message on this issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Jorge <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="DE" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-CH">-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<br>
Von: ws2-hr-bounces@icann.org [mailto:ws2-hr-bounces@icann.org] Im Auftrag von Niels ten Oever<br>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. September 2016 00:19<br>
An: ws2-hr@icann.org<br>
Betreff: [Ws2-hr] Proposed Agenda Call Sept 6 19:00 UTC</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Please find underneath and attached the proposed agenda for our call of Sept 6 19:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Also please find attached a rather advanced version of the document mentioned under agenda point 2, the summary of the Human Rights work under Workstream 1.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">1. Administrivia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Roll call, absentees, SoIs, etc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">2. Discussion on: the Summary on what was agreed and discussed on human rights during WS1
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwpw9aSAqboRO2_rNkjMVJPOmYwmdr5B1_M_aNMoZb4/edit?usp=sharing">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwpw9aSAqboRO2_rNkjMVJPOmYwmdr5B1_M_aNMoZb4/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">3. Discussion on: Concerns on possible impacts of Human Rights bylaw and FoI
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KcKGRJjuhKEzCh2AZ8PPR_MofOQFBN8CMuJqTG_h9h4/edit?usp=sharing">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KcKGRJjuhKEzCh2AZ8PPR_MofOQFBN8CMuJqTG_h9h4/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">4. Discussion on FoI draft document<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1emqmzyB9_0vm6oKxhIWZ47L7lxcFKUBHVnkBYUOsA2Q/edit"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1emqmzyB9_0vm6oKxhIWZ47L7lxcFKUBHVnkBYUOsA2Q/edit</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">5. AOB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">ICANN staff informed me that they are working on providing more real time collaboration methods, but currently they do not offer such services. So until that time I am afraid we are stuck with Google Docs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">As always feel free to suggest addition or changes to the points above.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Niels<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Niels ten Oever<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Head of Digital<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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