[Ws2-jurisdiction] Blog post on ICANN's jurisdiction

[Nigel Roberts]

> and innumerable others. In the circumstances, the real waiver across all
> sectors and laws would be seek immunity under the US International
> Organisations Immunity Act. Would you not prefer this route? If not, why
> so?

Because I do not want ICANN to have immunity.

I have been involved in this community since before it was called 
'ICANN', including the gTLD-MoU and the IFWP.

I have seen ICANN behave as an autocrat robber baron and deprive people 
of their property.

Fortunately, we have made great strides since then.

Accountability work, between 2003 (in the case of ccTLDs) up to last 
years' transition, as well as the fact that, both staff and Board now 
have personal trust, that was totally absent 15 years ago.

But both organisations and personnnel can change.

Institutional immunity leads to corruption. I do not want ICANN to 
become a FIFA, or IOC.

And the recent .AFRICA case shows, the checks and balances of the US 
judicial system appear to work reasonably well (I personally remain 
uneasy about the covenant of immunity but I expect you have no problem 
with that).

I trust this explains why some people - and I am one - may have a 
diametrically opposed view to yours when it comes to ICANN immunity.