[governance] oversight
Robert Guerra
rguerra at lists.privaterra.org
Mon Oct 17 11:22:49 EDT 2005
On 17-Oct-05, at 8:31 AM, Vittorio Bertola wrote:
>
> I think you have to ask this to the USG :-) If the question is
> "would we
> accept that ICANN stays in the US, provided we get a reasonable HCA",
> the answer is definitely yes.
>
Interesting idea. Reminds me of the phrase - "status quo plus" -
that was mentioned before and during the prepcom. it is one option
that would be good to explore....
The changing of ICANN's legal status from a 501c3 california non-
profit to a HCA based in Marina Del Rey, well is first step. The next
one would be GAC - should it change, be the same, etc ?
>
>> And then what language would we like
>> to see in the chair's paper? (1 or 2 sentences of
>> language for the paper.)
>>
>
> I'll give it a try, don't shoot at the piano player.
>
> "We recommend that ICANN is shielded from unilateral interference
> by the
> government of the country who hosts it, through appropriate
> international law instruments such as a "host country agreement". Such
> agreement should ensure that decisions taken by ICANN cannot be
> overturned by the local government, and that all countries and
> stakeholders have the opportunity to access the resources managed by
> ICANN and to participate in its Internet Governance processes, without
> being affected by the policies of the local government."
let's try to be a bit more "positive".. making a reference to
"interference" could be viewed in such a way that it has been an
issue in the past. That will likely irk the US.
Let me suggest a shorter text:
We recommend that ICANN be legally based in the USA through
appropriate international law instruments such as a "host country
agreement"
regards,
Robert
--
Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>
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