[governance] JPA

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanette Hofmann [mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu] 
> 
> I would not support such a suggestion. It seems highly 
> unlikely that any form of effective oversight could be established after ICANN 
> has become independent.

While I don't necessarily disagree with your conclusion, Jeanette, I think you consistently make the incorrect assumption that the JPA is "the" oversight mechanism. It isn't, really. It's a way for the USG to insert specific goals and tasks into ICANN's policy agenda. Political reality dictates that these priorities are set in Washington. 

IANA contract could be considered a true oversight authority, in the sense that if USG shifts that contract to someone else ICANN is dead, but again there is no globalized/internationalized legal or rule-bound criteria for making that decision about who to issue the contract to.

Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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