[governance] Does it matter which legal system ICANN operates under?

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

That would be my understanding as well Nick. However in ICANN's case I
understand there are clauses that prevent them shifting HQ to another
jurisdiction/country.

-C


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at ccianet.org>wrote:

> The law governing a contract is entirely separate from the legal
> jurisdiction in which the parties to it are domiciled.
> On 11 Jun 2013 23:19, "Avri Doria" <avri at ella.com> wrote:
>
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>> Well said Nick.
>>
>> Anriette
>>
>> On 11/06/2013 10:07, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > Reading the governance list, I'm struck by how little discussion there
>> is on how to take the things that you presumably agree on (objection to
>> overbroad surveillance, etc.) and do something productive with it; it
>> seems almost all effort is spent trying to score points against factions.
>> >
>> > Is this really the best that this list can do?
>> >
>> > Other lists - like Best Bits - are responding with statements and the
>> like on topical subjects. Would you rather score points against one
>> another, or score points for the public interest?
>>
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