<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Joe</div><div>In CCWG this issue was extensively debated and thereasults contained in Section 11.3 of the Second Proposal</div><div>Regards</div><div>Kavouss </div><div>See below </div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm 15pt;padding:0cm;border:currentColor;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(23,54,93);letter-spacing:0.25pt;font-family:"Helvetica Light";font-size:26pt">11. Items for Consideration in Work Stream 2</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The
CCWG-Accountability Charter states that:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">In the
discussions around the accountability process, the CCWG-Accountability will
proceed with two Work Streams:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Work Stream 1:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> focused on mechanisms enhancing ICANN
accountability that must be in place or committed to within the time frame
of the IANA Stewardship Transition;</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Work Stream 2:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> focused on addressing accountability topics for
which a timeline for developing solutions and full implementation may
extend beyond the IANA Stewardship Transition.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">While Work
Stream 2 is not necessary to be implemented or committed to before the
transition takes place, the Charter insists that they should remain firmly
within the scope of the CCWG-Accountability. The items listed below should
therefore be considered as no less important than the Work Stream 1 items. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="background:rgb(0,84,128);padding:1pt 4pt;border:3pt solid rgb(0,84,128)"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:rgb(0,84,128);margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;padding:0cm;border:currentColor;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:white;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">11.1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span>Commitment to Work Stream 2</span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Concerns were
raised within the CCWG-Accountability about the incentives for ICANN to implement
Work Stream 2 proposals when they are finalized after the IANA Stewardship
Transition has taken place. The CCWG-Accountability recommends an interim Bylaw
provision to ensure ICANN\u2019s commitment, noting that such provisions have been
successfully used in the past.</font><a name="_ftnref1" title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ftn1"><sup><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">[1]</font></span></sup></span></sup></a><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Recommendation:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> The CCWG-Accountability recommends that the Board
adopt a transitional provision in its Bylaws which would commit ICANN to
implement the CCWG-Accountability recommendations, and task the group with
creating further enhancements to ICANN's accountability including, but not
limited to the following list of issues (see below). This transitional
provision must be incorporated in the Bylaws as part of Work Stream 1, prior to
the IANA Stewardship Transition.</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The language of
this transitional Bylaw provision should provide to CCWG-Accountability Work
Stream 2 recommendations, when supported by Full consensus or consensus as
described in the CCWG-Accountability Charter, and endorsed by the Chartering
organizations, similar status to recommendations from AoC Review Teams.</font><a name="_ftnref2" title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ftn2"><sup><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">[2]</font></span></sup></span></sup></a><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span>The Board\u2019s decision would be subject to
challenge through enhanced Reconsideration and Independent Review processes.</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="background:rgb(0,84,128);padding:1pt 4pt;border:3pt solid rgb(0,84,128)"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:rgb(0,84,128);margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;padding:0cm;border:currentColor;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:white;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">11.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span>Items for Consideration in Work Stream 2</span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">During the
course of its deliberations, the CCWG-Accountability encountered several items
that it considered should be resolved as part of Work Stream 2. The list at the
date of this report is as follows:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Refining
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">operational details</b> of Work
Stream 1 proposals, including but not limited to: </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Establishing
rules of procedure for the enhanced Independent Review Process. </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Improving
ICANN's budgeting and planning process to guarantee the ability for the
community to have input, and for that input to be given due
consideration. </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Defining
ICANN Community Forum practical modalities.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Clarifying
understanding of the fiduciary duties of Board Directors and related
expectations concerning Director behavior for the Board.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Further
assessing enhancements to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">governments
participation</b> in ICANN.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Considering
the issue of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jurisdiction</b> as
described in Section 11.3 below. </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Enhancing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SO and AC accountability</b> (see Section
8.3).</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Instituting
a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">culture of transparency</b>
within the ICANN organization: </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Limiting
ICANN's ability to deny transparency and disclosure requests.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Enhancing
the Ombudsman's role and function.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Enhancing
ICANN's whistleblower policy.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Increasing
transparency about ICANN interactions with governments.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Defining
security <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">audits</b> and
certification requirements for ICANN\u2019s IT systems.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Considering
improvements to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">diversity</b> in
all its aspects at all levels of the organization (see Section 8.1). </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Defining
the modalities of how ICANN integrates <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">human rights</b> impact analyses, within its mission.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="background:rgb(0,84,128);padding:1pt 4pt;border:3pt solid rgb(0,84,128)"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:rgb(0,84,128);margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;padding:0cm;border:currentColor;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:white;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">11.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span>Jurisdiction: A Multi-Layered Issue</span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Jurisdiction
directly influences the way ICANN's accountability processes are structured and
operationalized. The fact that ICANN today operates under the legislation of
the state of California grants the corporation certain rights and implies the
existence of certain accountability mechanisms but also imposes some limits
with respect to the accountability mechanisms it can adopt. The topic of
jurisdiction is, as a consequence, of relevance for the CCWG-Accountability. In
particular, a question one may ask to frame the discussion is, \u201cCan ICANN\u2019s accountability
be enhanced depending on the laws applicable to its actions?\u201d</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(79,129,189);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:13pt">Current situation: </span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">ICANN is a
public benefit corporation incorporated in California and subject to California
state laws applicable U.S. federal laws and both state and federal court
jurisdiction. ICANN is also a tax exempt entity under U.S. federal tax law. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">In addition,
ICANN is subject to a provision in paragraph 8 of the Affirmation of
Commitments signed in 2009 between ICANN and the U.S. Government, through its
Commerce Department, as follows:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">8. ICANN affirms its commitments to: (a) maintain the
capacity and ability to coordinate the Internet DNS at the overall level and to
work for the maintenance of a single, interoperable Internet; (b) remain a not
for profit corporation, headquartered in the United States of America with
offices around the world to meet the needs of a global community; and (c) to
operate as a multi-stakeholder, private sector led organization with input from
the public, for whose benefit ICANN shall in all events act. </font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">ICANN\u2019s Bylaws
also state that its principal offices shall be in California as follows:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;text-indent:36pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">ARTICLE XVIII: OFFICES AND SEAL</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;text-indent:36pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Section 1. OFFICES</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The principal
office for the transaction of the business of ICANN shall be in the County of
Los Angeles, State of California, United States of America. ICANN may also have
an additional office or offices within or outside the United States of America
as it may from time to time establish.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">ICANN also has
offices in other countries and operates in other regions of the world and is
subject to the laws of the jurisdictions in which it has offices and
operates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span></font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(79,129,189);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:13pt">A Multi-Layered Issue: </span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The
CCWG-Accountability has acknowledged that jurisdiction is a multi-layered issue
and has identified the following "layers\u201d: </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="1"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Place and jurisdiction of incorporation &
operations, including governance of internal affairs, tax system, human
resources, etc. </span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements: </font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;direction:ltr"><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Strong
corporate governance legislation, providing efficient accountability,</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">At the same
time enabling flexibility so that the multistakeholder model can be translated
into this legal framework.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">�</span></p></li></ol></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="2"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jurisdiction of places of physical presence.</span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements:</font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Places of
physical presence need to provide stable labor legal frameworks (to hire staff)</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Some level of
flexibility for visas (to accommodate international staff and travel by
community members) </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Physical
presence should also take into account security concerns, both for the sake of
staff as well as for operations.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">�</span></p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="3"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Governing law for contracts with registrars and
registries and ability to sue and be sued in a specific jurisdiction about
contractual relationships. </span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements:</font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Stable and
predictable legal regime</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Affordability
of legal actions for parties other than ICANN (both in terms of costs and in
terms of understanding the legal system)</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Balancing the
need for level playing field amongst contracted parties across the globe and
the necessity of each contracted party to comply with national legislation</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">�</span></p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Ability to sue and be sued in a specific
jurisdiction for action & inaction of staff, and for redress and
review of Board Decisions, IRP, and other Accountability and Transparency
issues, including the Affirmation of Commitments </span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements:</font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">On the one
hand, some stakeholders consider that the ability to enforce the accountability
mechanisms in front of a court are essential.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">On the other
hand, other stakeholders do not find acceptable that the legal system of a
single country would play such a role in ICANN\u2019s accountability framework.
Their requirement would be to avoid as much as possible the use of any single
country\u2019s legal system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">� </span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">�</span></p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="5"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Relationships with the national jurisdictions for
particular domestic issues (ccTLDs mangers, protected names either for
international institutions or country and other geographic names, national
security, etc.), privacy, freedom of expression</span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements:</font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">No specific
jurisdiction should be in a position to over-rule domestic jurisdictions when
dealing with particular domestic issues (for example jurisdiction of
incorporation interfering with a decision regarding a specific ccTLD policy).</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Some commenters
have touched upon the possibility of tailor-made host country agreements.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">�</span></p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol type="1" style="margin-top:0cm" start="6"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Meeting NTIA requirements</span></b></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">An overarching
requirement of the CCWG-Accountability is represented by the criteria set by
the NTIA at the outset of the IANA Stewardship Transition.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 36pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Associated
requirements: </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Support and
enhance the multistakeholder model</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Maintain the
security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Meet the needs
and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Maintain the
openness of the Internet</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">The proposal
cannot replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization
solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">���� </span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(79,129,189);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:13pt">Initial gap assessment based on current CCWG-Accountability proposals: </span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">At this point
of the work of the CCWG-Accountability, taking into account the comments
received, the following issues have been identified for further investigation: </span></p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Requirement
4 (ability to sue and be sued to enforce Bylaws or accountability
mechanisms): while some consider this requirement to be necessary, others
would avoid as much as possible the use of any single country\u2019s legal
system. </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Trade-off
between CCWG-Accountability requirements and options under California law,
particularly when discussing the community empowerment model.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Whether
IRP decisions against ICANN would be binding despite local jurisdiction
decisions. </span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Requirement
3 on governing law for contracts with registrars and registries may
require further investigation.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">While these
issues require further investigation, the CCWG-Accountability has not yet
conducted a substantive examination of alternative jurisdictions that would
better fit its requirements. While some commenters suggest that incorporation
of ICANN under other legal systems, such as Swiss not-for-profit, would be
beneficial (yet the basis for their assumption remains uncertain), further
analysis and deliberation is needed on a fact-based approach to be entertained
during Work Stream 2. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:18pt 0cm 6pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(79,129,189);font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-size:13pt">Next steps </span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Consideration
of jurisdiction in Work Stream 2 will include: </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Confirming
and assessing the gap analysis, clarifying all concerns regarding the
multi-layer jurisdiction issue.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Identifying
potential alternatives and benchmarking their ability to match all
CCWG-Accountability requirements them with the current framework.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><li style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Consider
potential Work Stream 2 recommendations based on the conclusions of this
analysis.</span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:6pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The timeline
considered for this work is consistent with the overall approach for Work
Stream 2. A specific subgroup of the CCWG-Accountability will be formed and,
while reporting to the CCWG-Accountability as a whole, tasked to undertake the
steps described above. Two periods of public comments are envisaged, around
ICANN55 and ICANN56. Recommendations will be submitted by ICANN57. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">�</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<hr width="33%" size="1" align="left">
</font><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><a name="_ftn1" title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ftnref1"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">[1]</font></span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> ICANN has, where appropriate, used
transitional provisions within its Bylaws to identify issues that are necessary
to address on a transitional basis, but will expire upon the occurrence of
another event. The broadest use of a transitional provision was in 2002, after
the large ICANN Evolution and Reform effort, which made commitments to future
occurrences such as a new MoU between ICANN and a group of Regional Internet
Registries at the time when new obligations would come into force for the ASO,
or obligations that would be taken on by the ccNSO once formed. See </font></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/bylaws-2002-12-15-en#XX"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/Bylaws-2002-12-15-en#XX</font></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">There is
also precedent for the use of transitional terms after the GNSO was
restructured, and the Board seat selected by the At-Large Community was
implemented.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><a name="_ftn2" title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ftnref2"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">[2]</font></span></span></a><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt">The transitional Bylaw provisions will require the
ICANN Board to consider approval and begin implementation of review team
recommendations within six months.</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-08-12 5:58 GMT+02:00 Lynn St.Amour <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Lynn@lstamour.org" target="_blank">Lynn@lstamour.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Here for your review\u2026 possible additional FAQ questions.<br>
<br>
Look forward to your comments/edits.� Will also post on Dropbox under "FAQ".<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Lynn<br>
<br>
<br><br>
<br>
On Aug 11, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Alissa Cooper <<a href="mailto:alissa@cooperw.in">alissa@cooperw.in</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Sounds good. Manal, if you and Lynn can propose additions that would be excellent.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Alissa<br>
><br>
> On Aug 8, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Manal Ismail <<a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg">manal@tra.gov.eg</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Thanks .. very useful ..<br>
>> I still have to go through them but I agree with Lynn, there were only a few ..<br>
>><br>
>> In principle, I think we should add only questions about the overall proposal (compatibility/workability) or about the ICG findings and/or role ..<br>
>> I recall many questions about details of the individual proposals and don't think we should add those (maybe share them with chairs of the relevant OCs or WGs?)<br>
>><br>
>> Kind Regards<br>
>> --Manal<br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: Internal-cg [mailto:<a href="mailto:internal-cg-bounces@ianacg.org">internal-cg-bounces@ianacg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Lynn St.Amour<br>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 4:51 PM<br>
>> To: Alissa Cooper<br>
>> Cc: IANA etc etc Coordination Group<br>
>> Subject: Re: [Internal-cg] Questions from webinars<br>
>><br>
>> Hi Alissa,<br>
>><br>
>> I think there were a small number of questions that we should think about adding to the FAQ.� �I am happy to look at that on Monday (away this weekend at a wedding).<br>
>><br>
>> Best,<br>
>> Lynn<br>
>><br>
>> On Aug 7, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Alissa Cooper <<a href="mailto:alissa@cooperw.in">alissa@cooperw.in</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> The secretariat recorded the questions that were asked during the webinars (attached).<br>
>>><br>
>>> Do people think any of these should prompt us to add Q&As to our FAQ?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks,<br>
>>> Alissa<br>
>>><br>
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