<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Anne,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">In my view, the short answer to your questions is that a Human Rights Impact Assessment is not required by applicable law. Thus, the bylaw could not be violated if ICANN did not undertake a HRIA. If ICANN adopted a policy requiring an HRIA under certain circumstances and then violated that policy, that would still not violate the Bylaw, since applicable law doesn't require an HRIA. So that policy violation would be dealt with in whatever way a policy (but not a Consensus Policy) violation would be dealt with.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Right now, the HRIA idea is barely sketched out. I'm guessing there are other sources to use a platform for constructing such an assessment, but many choices would need to be made and significant work done, if an HRIA were to be put on ICANN's plate.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'm still far from convinced that it is within the remit of this group to even raise the concept of the HRIA; I'm still trying to figure that out.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="800" style="width:600pt"><tbody><tr><td width="8" style="width:6pt;padding:0in"><br></td><td style="padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> </span></font></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="800" style="width:600.0pt">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Aikman-Scalese, Anne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com" target="_blank">AAikman@lrrc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thank you Leon. It is good to know that ICANN Legal believes the draft definition of “applicable law” is accurate, although it may have been helpful to have
more information on the laws that apply due to ICANN’s status as a California non-profit corporation. I do consider that there are laws that apply outside the U.S. to California non-profits who are doing business abroad, most notably by way of having opened
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regarding the word “respect”, ICANN Legal states that the primary meaning of this word is that ICANN has no obligation to enforce Human Rights as against third
parties. So we still need to determine as a subgroup what this word might require that is short of enforcement. For example, is the Bylaw violated if ICANN does not undertake a Human Rights Impact Assessment? Who decides the scope of that assessment and
how much it should cost? Is the assessment meant to be part of a Human Rights policy development process or is it in the form of an “Expert Report” delivered to the ICANN Board? What happens if the ICANN Board does not take action based on each recommendation
made in such an Expert Report? Is ICANN then subject to administrative and judicial proceedings for failing to do so? Are directors subject to removal for violating the Bylaw? (How are these risks to be addressed in recommendations coming from our subteam?)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I personally cannot answer these questions but wanted to raise them by way of example since the document we are working on at present refers to this specific
Human Rights Impact Assessment tool. Would failure to conduct an HRIA mean that ICANN is failing to respect Human Rights? What if the community disagrees with an Expert HRIA report provided to the Board on this subject?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">As previously stated, I believe that the applicable definition of “respect” in this Bylaw falls somewhere in the realm of “to fully consider and balance Human
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">In light of some previous comments I have made, I also wanted to mention that I looked back at the Objection Procedures for new gTLDs and realized that Human
Rights is a listed basis for the Limited Public Interest Objection. Thus, when we consider how the new Bylaw and HR-FOI interact with existing ICANN processes, we may need to look specifically at the Limited Public Interest Objection Procedure.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>León Felipe Sánchez Ambía<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 13, 2016 7:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ws2-hr@icann.org" target="_blank">ws2-hr@icann.org</a>; <a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org" target="_blank">ccwg-accountability5@icann.org</a><wbr>; <a href="mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org" target="_blank">mssi-secretariat@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ws2-hr] Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Re: Request for input on Human Rights questions<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Niels and HR subgroup members. I'm forwarding the replies from ICANN legal to the HR questions. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<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" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>>, John Jeffrey <<a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org" target="_blank">JJ@ICANN.org</a>><br>
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<b>Asunto:</b> <b>Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Request for input on Human Rights questions</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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ICANN at any given time, in any given circumstance and in any relevant<br>
jurisdiction. It consists of statutes, rules, regulations, etcetera,<br>
as well as judicial opinions, where appropriate. It is a dynamic<br>
concept inasmuch as laws, regulations, etcetera, change over time.<br>
Applicable law can have disparate impacts on ICANN around the globe:<br>
for example, if ICANN employs personnel in different jurisdictions<br>
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locales. Applicable law is thus a large body of law that eludes our<br>
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of the balancing must serve a policy developed through the bottom-up multistakeholder process or otherwise best serve </span>ICANN<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white">'s Mission."</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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4. In the view of ICANN legal, how does the balancing process<br>
between core values, as described in the bylaws, take place? Is it<br>
documented?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
an outcome in violation of applicable laws.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">León Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, December 12, 2016 at 5:59 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Samantha Eisner <<a href="mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org" target="_blank">samantha.eisner@icann.org</a>>, John Jeffrey <<a href="mailto:JJ@ICANN.org" target="_blank">JJ@ICANN.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org" target="_blank">ccwg-accountability5@icann.<wbr>org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccwg-accountability5@icann.org" target="_blank">ccwg-accountability5@icann.<wbr>org</a>>, MSSI Secretariat <<a href="mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org" target="_blank">mssi-secretariat@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Re: Request for input on Human Rights questions<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Sam and John, <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I believe we have not had either confirmation of reception nor reply to the questions below. If you have in fact replied, I might have missed it.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could you please update us on the status of the replies for these questions? When can we expect to have the answers?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may be aware we have a plenary call tomorrow and this will be an agenda item so we appreciate any information you can provide.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">El 30/11/2016, a las 09:24, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> escribió:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">As part of the CCWG-Legal Committee works, we hereby request for your answers to the following questions related to the HRs subgroup:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. With respect to ICANN legal’s understanding of the definition<br>
of “applicable law”:<br>
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a. Has ICANN legal developed an understanding of the meaning of<br>
the term “applicable law”?<br>
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b. If so, does that understanding apply in the context of the new<br>
bylaw at Article 1.2(b)(viii)?<br>
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c. Would the following definition of “applicable law,” currently<br>
under consideration by the CCWG WS2 Sub-Team on Human Rights, be<br>
consistent with either or both of those?:<br>
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<quote>: Applicable law refers to the body of law that binds<br>
ICANN at any given time, in any given circumstance and in any relevant<br>
jurisdiction. It consists of statutes, rules, regulations, etcetera,<br>
as well as judicial opinions, where appropriate. It is a dynamic<br>
concept inasmuch as laws, regulations, etcetera, change over time.<br>
Applicable law can have disparate impacts on ICANN around the globe:<br>
for example, if ICANN employs personnel in different jurisdictions<br>
then it must observe the appropriate labour laws in those various<br>
locales. Applicable law is thus a large body of law that eludes our<br>
ability to catalogue, but it is ascertainable in the context of a<br>
specific question or issue. </quote><br>
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d. Please share the applicable understanding(s).<br>
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2. In the view of ICANN legal, what does the term “Respect” mean<br>
according to the bylaws (in relation to Core Values)?<br>
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3. In the view of ICANN legal, what is the relationship between<br>
core values and commitments in general; and the HR core value and<br>
commitments in particular?<br>
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4. In the view of ICANN legal, how does the balancing process<br>
between core values, as described in the bylaws, take place? Is it<br>
documented?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Saludos,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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