[governance] [Bill-of-Rights] Rights in IG research

[Karl Auerbach]

Lisa Horner wrote:

> I agree with Jaco that the existing institutions are already in place
> to protect and interpret rights at various levels from the
> sub-national to international.  IMHO, the challenge is to bring these
> institutions up to standard ...

It is not institutions that protect rights, but people who act and 
participate to protect rights.

For example, ICANN is often pointed out as being deficient in the 
protection of privacy.

Yet the public barely participates within ICANN.

No matter what institutions and constitutions and bills of rights are 
created, they are worthless unless people participate either directly or 
via active organizations (most particularly organizations that they 
create themselves rather than those that are gifted upon them like some 
kind of large horse placed outside the gates of Troy.)

		--karl--
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