<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">All, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">As many of you are already aware, ICANN does in fact have defined "Geographic Regions," and has had these in place since at least 2000. These are widely used in various ICANN processes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">These are currently enshrined and defined as "Geographic Regions" in Section 7.5 of the ICANN Bylaws. <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article7">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article7</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Section 7.5 reads, in pertinent part:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">As used in these Bylaws, each of the following is considered to be a "</span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Geographic Region</strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">": (a) Europe; (b) Asia/Australia/Pacific; (c) Latin America/Caribbean islands; (d) Africa; and </span><a name="DocXTextRef20" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(0,152,213);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">(e) North America. The specific countries included in each Geographic Region shall be determined by the Board, and this </span><u style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Section 7.5</u><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> shall be reviewed by the Board from time to time (and in any event at least once every three years) to determine whether any change is appropriate, taking account of the evolution of the Internet.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">These were most recently studied in a CCWG, which issued a report in 2015, after 4 years of work. <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">A list of countries, with their corresponding ICANN Geographic Regions, may be found here: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/regions">https://meetings.icann.org/en/regions</a> (I assume they may be found elsewhere, as well, but this is where I found them).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">While these groupings may be considered "subjective" (and the CCWG's Final Report discusses this point), I don't think it can be said that "there is no agreed definition of region" for ICANN purposes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I hope this information helps ground the discussion in fact.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards,</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 class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 6:15 AM, Finn Petersen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:FinPet@erst.dk" target="_blank">FinPet@erst.dk</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 lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">I also think that Bekie's idea is interesting and worth pursuing. A registry or registrar in contracts with ICANN should have the possibility to choose jurisdiction in California or in the ICANN
region they belong to of their choice - ideally, there should be several possibilities for “regional jurisdiction, so e.g. European registries and registrars could choose between Swiss, Dutch or Danish or some other law.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>På vegne af </b>Schweighofer Erich<br>
<b>Sendt:</b> 11. september 2017 07:20<br>
<b>Til:</b> Kavouss Arasteh; Burr, Becky; ws2-jurisdiction<br>
<b>Emne:</b> Re: [Ws2-jurisdiction] [EXTERNAL] issues on applicable law<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would support Beck Burr. It makes good sense to recommand regional arbitration courts that know the ICANN system and are established in jurisdictions with only necessary interference in arbitation (e.g. due process, transparency, rule
of law).<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Von: </b><a href="mailto:kavouss.arasteh@gmail.com" target="_blank">Kavouss Arasteh</a><br>
<b>Gesendet: </b>Montag, 11. September 2017 07:12<br>
<b>An: </b><a href="mailto:Becky.Burr@team.neustar" target="_blank">Burr, Becky</a>; <a href="mailto:ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org" target="_blank">
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<b>Betreff: </b>Re: [Ws2-jurisdiction] [EXTERNAL] issues on applicable law<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thanks for your views to which I totally disagree as a) thgere is no regional jurisdiction and b) there is no agreed definition of region. It is Strange that such a competent
person like you taking about Something which does not exist t and can not exist as region is a term totally subjdective and can in no way be used for jurisdiction<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Burr, Becky via Ws2-jurisdiction <<a href="mailto:ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org" target="_blank">ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Also, rather than requiring ICANN to agree to submit to the jurisdiction of every country where it has a relationship with a registry or registrar, is it worth considering regional jurisdiction?
Contracts with European registries and registrars could specify Swiss or Dutch or some other law, etc.?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<a href="mailto:ws2-jurisdiction-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">ws2-jurisdiction-bounces@<wbr>icann.org</a>> on behalf of "<a href="mailto:Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch" target="_blank">Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch</a>"
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 4:19 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org" target="_blank">ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org" target="_blank">ws2-jurisdiction@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] [Ws2-jurisdiction] issues on applicable law<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear all,</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Here are, for your convenience, the two issues I have tried to briefly explain during today’s conference call, for your consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">As said, the main thought is to reduce uncertainty, and clarify that the parties to the registry agreements have an effective freedom to choose the applicable law and to apply a principle of subsidiarity
that may reduce potential conflicts with the national laws where they are based.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Issue:
</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The law applicable to the Registry Agreement has been identified as being the main issue:
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<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The Registry Agreement contains no provision relative to the choice of jurisdiction, the applicable law consequently not being
defined by the Agreement. </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">This creates great legal uncertainty and a potential issue as regards the jurisdiction given that it would be the prerogative of
the arbitrators or the judges having jurisdiction -who could come from a US Court- to determine what law governs the relationship between ICANN and the registry.
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<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Pursuant to the current business practice, the applicable law is that of the party that provides the service in question, i.e.
ICANN, a priori. A registry should therefore expect the potentially applicable law to be the law of the State of California.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The applicable law further determines the faculty of ICANN to claim punitive or exemplary damages (i.e. under US law, damages highly
surpassing the damage actually suffered, in order to punish a behavior), in the event the registry were to breach the contract in a deliberate and repeated manner (section 5.2 of the Registry Agreement.) This well-established institution of Common Law is non-existent
under Swiss law, which follows the principle of compensation (damages are used to repair the damage but cannot enrich the claimant,) and should be considered to be contrary to public order. Were the Swiss law to apply to the Agreement, such damages would not
be granted. Following the principles of the institutions typical to the Common Law provided for in the Registry Agreement poses issues of compatibility with other legal orders and suggests that Californian law would -a priori- apply to the Registry Agreement.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Possible solutions:</span></u><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The applicable law should be determined on the basis of the legitimate expectations which the parties may have in terms of applicable
law. It is understandable and appropriate that the fundamental provisions or duties contained in the Registry Agreement should apply equally to all registries around the world and be therefore interpreted in a uniform way.
</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Beyond a few provisions and duties which are absolutely fundamental, it would be judicious and consistent with a legitimate expectation
that the contractual relationship between ICANN and a registry be subject to the national law of the latter. The foregoing is all the more reasonable given that the manager of a generic domain (TLD) is delegated broad powers, as it is within its scope to establish
the purpose of the domain, the eligibility, or the terms of the assignment of domain names, not to mention that it has great freedom as to the way in which a domain is actually managed.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">There already exist special provisions for registries that are IGO/Governmental entities (section 7.16 registry agreement): if
international law is at stake, there is a procedure (mediation and arbitration ex 5.2.) to resolve disputes between the registry and ICANN – this special provision could be extended:</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">- To other registries that are not IGOs/Public authorities</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">- To cover not only “international law obligations” but also national law obligations</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></b><span lang="DE-CH" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Issue:
</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">arbitration clause</span></u><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">With regard to territorial jurisdiction, the arbitration clause (section 5.2 of the Registry Agreement entitled "Arbitration text
for intergovernmental organizations or governmental entities") has allowed the ".swiss" registry to submit itself to the arbitration of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Geneva, Switzerland. This provision also
provides for some flexibilities restricted to IGOs or governmental entities as regards the competent court.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">However these flexibilities are not open to all registry operators.
</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Possible solutions:</span></u><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It would be wise in our opinion:
</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">- to also allow private registries to decide on the choice of their arbitration/competent court;
</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_3747095841142971634m6270848619837801286default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">- to broaden the possibilities of choice for all registries (by principle, to choose an arbitration recognized in each country.)
</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Hope this may be considered.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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