[CCWG-ACCT] FW: [Acct-Legal] Memo - Revised Powers Chart, Voluntary Model

Fri Jun 12 17:18:11 UTC 2015

Very interesting point Keith.

On 6/12/2015 5:05 PM, Drazek, Keith wrote:
>
> Thanks Becky,
>
> I think you highlight a key point.
>
> Currently, NTIA and the California Attorney General are the only 
> enforcement bodies ensuring ICANN remains committed to its bylaws.
>
> The membership structure would give some of that authority to the 
> ICANN community through its existing structures -- the SOs and ACs.
>
> Isn’t that the definition of transitioning the United States 
> government (in its various forms) out of its unique role?
>
> After NTIA disengages, don’t we want the community to have shared 
> authority for enforcement, rather than leaving it to the California 
> Attorney General alone?
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>
> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org 
> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Burr, Becky
> *Sent:* Friday, June 12, 2015 11:07 AM
> *To:* Roelof Meijer; Accountability Cross Community
> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: [Acct-Legal] Memo - Revised Powers 
> Chart, Voluntary Model
>
> Roelof,
>
> shi
>
> As I understand it, Courts view the bylaws as a contract between a 
> corporation and its members/shareholders.  If ICANN has no members, 
> the bylaws are not a contract with anyone, so the only party with 
> authority to enforce would be the Attorney General.  (As discussed 
> elsewhere, this is extremely unlikely to happen outside of a 
> fraud/corruption situation.)
>
> The fact that members of SO’s are legal entities doesn’t change this. 
>  Unless they are members of ICANN, they are not a party to the bylaws 
> “contract.”
>
> B
>
> J. Beckwith Burr
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> *From: *Roelof Meijer <Roelof.Meijer at sidn.nl 
> <mailto:Roelof.Meijer at sidn.nl>>
> *Date: *Friday, June 12, 2015 at 8:18 AM
> *To: *Accountability Community 
> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org 
> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
> *Subject: *[CCWG-ACCT] FW: [Acct-Legal] Memo - Revised Powers Chart, 
> Voluntary Model
>
> Dear all, and especially dear legal colleagues,
>
> The memo states:
>
> "If there were a dispute between ICANN and an SO/AC, the parties could 
> agree to an IRP and binding arbitration, but there would be no 
> mechanism to restrain ICANN from acting contrary to these decisions, 
> nor would there be a mechanism to challenge an arbitration decision 
> that exceeded the scope of authority of the arbitration panel, outside 
> an unlikely, independent intervention by the California Attorney 
> General. "
>
> I understand that the SO/AC’s, not being legal entities, cannot take 
> legal action to enforce. However, does that really equal "no mechanism 
> to restrain ICANN from acting contrary to these decisions”?
>
> Most members of SO’s are legal entities, many members of AC’s are too, 
> couldn’t those members, being affected parties, individually or 
> collectively take legal action?
>
> Alternatively, I would assume that before the ultimate step of talking 
> legal action against ICANN, the community will have escalated through 
> its powers and thus has completed the procedure to recall the entire 
> board. The power to recall the entire board will have to be combined 
> with the power to in one way or another appoint an interim board. So, 
> the community, through due process, recalls the board. The board, in 
> contradiction with the bylaws, refuses “to go”. The community has 
> recalled the board and thus, through the defined process (also in the 
> bylaws), appoints an interim board. According to the bylaws, this 
> interim board is now the legal representative of ICANN. And can take 
> the required legal action (if necessary) to force the “old” board to 
> go away and get lost.
>
> Would one of these two work?
>
> Best,
>
> Roelof Meijer
>
> *From: *<Hofheimer>, "Joshua T." <jhofheimer at sidley.com 
> <mailto:jhofheimer at sidley.com>>
> *Date: *donderdag 11 juni 2015 06:09
> *To: *"ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org 
> <mailto:ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org>" 
> <ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org <mailto:ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org>>
> *Cc: *Sidley ICANN CCWG <sidleyicannccwg at sidley.com 
> <mailto:sidleyicannccwg at sidley.com>>, ICANN-Adler 
> <ICANN at adlercolvin.com <mailto:ICANN at adlercolvin.com>>
> *Subject: *[Acct-Legal] Memo - Revised Powers Chart, Voluntary Model
>
> Dear Legal Sub-Team,
>
> Further to the CCWG request on the call last Friday, attached is a 
> memo revising the summary chart describing the viability of the 
> enumerated powers under the three models – Member model, Designator 
> Model and Voluntary Model.  We also explore the impact of not having 
> the SO/ACs organized legal persons to represent their interests.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Josh
>
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> *From:*ccwg-accountability5-bounces at icann.org 
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> [mailto:ccwg-accountability5-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Hilton, 
> Tyler
> *Sent:* Monday, June 08, 2015 8:29 PM
> *To:* ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org 
> <mailto:ccwg-accountability5 at icann.org>
> *Subject:* [Acct-Legal] Memo - Responses to CCWG GAC Questions
>
> Dear Legal Sub-team,
>
> Attached please find a memo responding to the list of questions from 
> the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) provided to us on June 5, 2015.
>
> Best,
>
> *TYLER**HILTON*
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