<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">McTim you are right about the word Jurisdiction. that seems to indicate that these ccTLDs are under the control of their national laws.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Perhaps it would be better to change 'under their Jurisdiction' to ''that refer to their country'</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>a.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 3 dec 2005, at 20.20, McTim wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hi Izumi,<BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 12/3/05, <B class="gmail_sendername">Izumi AIZU</B> <<A href="mailto:aizu@anr.org">aizu@anr.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Let me try:<BR><BR> (A)<BR> With regards to para 63, Civil Society believes that a country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) is a public good of both people of the concerned country/economy and of global citizens who have various interests to the country/economy. As such, we recognize the importance of role of the respective governments to protect the ccTLD under their jurisdiction, it should be exercised in a manner that respects human rights as expressed in existing international treaties through a democratic, transparent and inclusive process with full involvement of all stakeholders at the national level." <BR><BR> If we have problem with the first sentence, that could be the case,<BR><BR> (B)<BR> With regards to para 63, Civil Society recognizes the importance of role of the governments to protect the ccTLD under their jurisdiction, it should be exercised in a manner that respects human rights as expressed in existing international treaties through a democratic, transparent and inclusive process with full involvement of all stakeholders, inter alia, the Civil Society, at the national level." <BR><BR> Just a try...</BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR> <BR> nice try, but don't both A & B mention "jurisdiction" of the ccTLD? does this not equate to sovereignty?<BR> </DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>McTim<BR>$ whois -h <A href="http://whois.afrinic.net">whois.afrinic.net</A> mctim<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>