<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear Niels and HR subgroup members. I'm forwarding the replies from ICANN legal to the HR questions. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">These replies haven't been reviewed by the legal committee but in order to expedite processes we can review in parallel. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If you have any comments or questions, we will be happy to help. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Kind regards,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">León <br><br>Enviado desde mi iPhone</div><div><br>Inicio del mensaje reenviado:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>De:</b> Samantha Eisner <<a href="mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org">Samantha.Eisner@icann.org</a>><br><b>Fecha:</b> 13 de diciembre de 2016, 7:59:40 PM CST<br><b>Para:</b> León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>>, John Jeffrey <<a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org">JJ@ICANN.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>>, "MSSI Secretariat" <<a href="mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org">mssi-secretariat@icann.org</a>><br><b>Asunto:</b> <b>Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Request for input on Human Rights questions</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>Yes. ICANN’s understanding of the term “applicable law” is largely consistent with the CCWG WS2 Sub-Team on Human Rights excerpt that is found below. Applicable law could also mean laws that are applicable and binding upon others, and not just ICANN,
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concept inasmuch as laws, regulations, etcetera, change over time.<br class="">
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<div>As supported through the CCWG-Accountability WS1 conversations, “respect” denotes that ICANN is not in an enforcement role, but that – as ICANN does today – respects the laws and regulations to which it is bound and acts within them.</div>
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<div>The ICANN Bylaws are clear on the relationship between core values and commitments: "<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(c) The
Commitments and Core Values are intended to apply in the broadest possible range of circumstances. The Commitments reflect </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ICANN</abbr><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s
fundamental compact with the global Internet community and are intended to apply consistently and comprehensively to </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ICANN</abbr><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'s
activities. The specific way in which Core Values are applied, individually and collectively, to any given situation may depend on many factors that cannot be fully anticipated or enumerated. Situations may arise in which perfect fidelity to all Core Values
simultaneously is not possible. Accordingly, in any situation where one Core Value must be balanced with another, potentially competing Core Value, the result of the balancing must serve a policy developed through the bottom-up multistakeholder process or
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<div>There is not yet a documented process for the balancing of core values, however ICANN continues to refine its practice of producing rationales in support of decisions of the Board that identify the core values guiding a particular decision. Community
groups producing recommendations for the Board to consider are also encouraged to begin documenting the core values supporting their recommendations. It is important to note that many of the items identified under the revised core values section are well
integrated across all of ICANN’s work today, for example, the recognition of where ICANN’s policy roles start and stop; and seeking and supporting diverse participation in policy development at ICANN. As set out in the Bylaws, ICANN is always striving to
achieve a reasonable balance between the interests of different stakeholders, which could impact how competition in the registration of domain names is introduced and promoted, for example. As discussed above, the balancing test cannot be used to support
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>León Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, December 12, 2016 at 5:59 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Samantha Eisner <<a href="mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org">samantha.eisner@icann.org</a>>, John Jeffrey <<a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org">JJ@ICANN.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>"<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a>>, MSSI Secretariat <<a href="mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org">mssi-secretariat@icann.org</a>><br>
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<div class="">Could you please update us on the status of the replies for these questions? When can we expect to have the answers?</div>
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<div class="">El 30/11/2016, a las 09:24, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" class="">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> escribió:</div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;" class="">As part of the CCWG-Legal Committee works, we hereby request for your answers to the following questions related to the HRs subgroup:</span></div>
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</span></div>
<div class="">1. With respect to ICANN legal’s understanding of the definition<br class="">
of “applicable law”:<br class="">
<br class="">
a. Has ICANN legal developed an understanding of the meaning of<br class="">
the term “applicable law”?<br class="">
<br class="">
b. If so, does that understanding apply in the context of the new<br class="">
bylaw at Article 1.2(b)(viii)?<br class="">
<br class="">
c. Would the following definition of “applicable law,” currently<br class="">
under consideration by the CCWG WS2 Sub-Team on Human Rights, be<br class="">
consistent with either or both of those?:<br class="">
<br class="">
<quote>: Applicable law refers to the body of law that binds<br class="">
ICANN at any given time, in any given circumstance and in any relevant<br class="">
jurisdiction. It consists of statutes, rules, regulations, etcetera,<br class="">
as well as judicial opinions, where appropriate. It is a dynamic<br class="">
concept inasmuch as laws, regulations, etcetera, change over time.<br class="">
Applicable law can have disparate impacts on ICANN around the globe:<br class="">
for example, if ICANN employs personnel in different jurisdictions<br class="">
then it must observe the appropriate labour laws in those various<br class="">
locales. Applicable law is thus a large body of law that eludes our<br class="">
ability to catalogue, but it is ascertainable in the context of a<br class="">
specific question or issue. </quote><br class="">
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d. Please share the applicable understanding(s).<br class="">
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2. In the view of ICANN legal, what does the term “Respect” mean<br class="">
according to the bylaws (in relation to Core Values)?<br class="">
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3. In the view of ICANN legal, what is the relationship between<br class="">
core values and commitments in general; and the HR core value and<br class="">
commitments in particular?<br class="">
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4. In the view of ICANN legal, how does the balancing process<br class="">
between core values, as described in the bylaws, take place? Is it<br class="">
documented?<br class="">
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As the answers to these questions will enable to continue the work of the Human Rights sub-group on different topics, we would kindly ask to have an answer to them at your earliest convenience.</div>
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