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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Hi Norbert,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">It would be useful to have the exact reference to Fadi's comment in
order to provide a precise legal analysis. Multiple jurisdictions would lead
towards conflict of laws (regulated by international private law). <span style> </span>The Law of the Sea has many examples of
concurrent, parallel, and overlapping jurisdictions due to the complex
interplay of three core jurisdiction elements: territoriality (coastal state,
territorial sea), nationality (flag State jurisdiction), and universality (e.g.
against piracy). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">So far, one of the broadest lists of concurrent jurisdictions is in article
109 of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (1982): </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in">‘Any
person engaged in unauthorized broadcasting may be prosecuted before the court
of:</p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 1.5in">(a)
the flag State of the ship;</p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 1.5in">(b)
the State of registry of the installation;</p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 1.5in">(c)
the State of which the person is a national;</p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 1.5in">(d)
any State where the transmissions can be received; or</p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.1pt 1.5in">(e)
any State where authorized radio communication is suffering interference.’</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">BTW: I usually send this article to enthusiasts about extending the Law
of the Sea to the Internet based on a rather simplistic analogy between the
high sea and the Internet (beyond jurisdiction). The Law of the Sea is not very
sympathetic to ‘unauthorised broadcasting’ and free flow of information. <span style><br></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Back to the question of multiple jurisdiction…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">While one can think on various solutions with multiple jurisdictions, it
is not clear how various jurisdictions can be exercised ‘simultaneously’. It
would be in breach of the general legal principle ‘ne bis in idem’ (nobody should be
prosecuted twice for the same offense). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">This is just a quick reflection. If you can provide more precise
questions, it could help in deepening the discussion on IG, jurisdiction, and
ICANN. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Best regards, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Jovan</span></p>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Norbert Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Carlos A. Afonso <<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca">ca@cafonso.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> I risk to be bitten by (no, not monkeys, Milton) scorpions here, but<br>
> if "removal of the source of authority from a single national<br>
> government and the linkage of its authority over the DNS root zone<br>
> file to a global polity" is achieved, the need to<br>
> change/globalize/internationalize ICANN (the organization) becomes a<br>
> relatively minor issue, n'est pas?<br>
<br>
My perspective on this is that the "removal of the source of authority<br>
from a single national government and the linkage of its authority over<br>
the DNS root zone file to a global polity" is IMO primarily of<br>
symbolic importance, as we have discussed in depth some time ago that<br>
the degree of real-world power that the executive branch of the US<br>
government has in the current arrangement is rather limited if it is of<br>
any significance at all.<br>
<br>
I think that the aspect of jurisdiction is much more important and also<br>
much more difficult.<br>
<br>
Fadi said in Bali that ICANN could be made subject to multiple<br>
jurisdictions simultaneously.<br>
<br>
I absolutely don't see how that could possibly work, but maybe someone<br>
can enlighten me.<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
<br>
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