[governance] Egypt and Internet Governance

[Roland Perry]

In message <20110130122727.C4FB915C195 at quill.bollow.ch>, at 13:27:27 on 
Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> writes
>> >I strongly support pushing for a "code of conduct" of some kind
>> >that incorporates this principle.
>>
>> Who drafts it, who signs up, and who polices it?
>
>It could be drafted by some kind of "dynamic coalition" process
>in the IGF context.
>
>Unless some countries are interested in creating a formal
>international treaty with some kind of enforcement provisions,
>it would be policed only to the extent that of course nothing
>will stop the legislature of any country from adding the
>principles of the "code of conduct" to the national laws.
>
>But even if this doesn't happen in any single country, even if
>following the "code of conduct" remains, from a legal perspective,
>entirely voluntary, I would expect that the document could still
>have a very significant practical impact.

Then I'm a bit confused, because I thought this "code of conduct" was 
about networks resisting action against them by the authorities. Why 
would a country put such a thing into its law - and even then I can 
guarantee there will be a clause about exceptional circumstances.
-- 
Roland Perry
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