[governance] "Oversight"

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> For many weeks the debate about ICANN in this list has been
> counterfactual in that it does not take into account that more and more
> processes of ICANN have actually been moved a significant step away from
> "unilateral US control", by being handed over to Review Teams which
> operate under the Affirmation of Commitments and do not report to the
> USG.
> 
> Instead, these reviews are reported to a combination of ICANN leadership
> and the GAC. So far the Accountability and Transparency Review has been

[Milton L Mueller] 

So ICANN's Board is accountable to....ICANN's Board. And the GAC! You invoke the GAC! 

So, let me see if I have it right: it is a terrible thing to make ICANN report to a UN agency, or governed by a treaty, but it is OK to make it report to a committee of governmental representatives that exactly mirror the UN in membership eligibility, and which is composed of the exact same governments who comprise the UN. 

The difference being that the GAC is unburdened by any law or treaty, its decisions or pronouncements do not have to be consistent with its members own national law, nor ratified by any democratically elected entity. 

Thank you for making the flaws of the AoC so evident. No wonder the Parminders of the world are dissatisfied. This is grist for their mill, really. 



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