[ALAC] ACTION: Draft of the ALAC comments to be sent to the CCWG

[Seun Ojedeji]

Hello Olivier,

My understanding is that further details will be developed in WS2. If the
outcome of that process only involve sticking within the scope of "Within
it's mission, ICANN will respect human rights" then fine. But there is a
"internationally recognised" clause in the current wording. IMO that's the
devil in the details that I look forward to seeing

Regards
On Dec 15, 2015 5:05 PM, "Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" <ocl at gih.com> wrote:

Dear Seun,

comments inline:


On 15/12/2015 10:00, Seun Ojedeji wrote:

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
wrote:

> Dear Seun,
>
> just a few points:
>
> On 15/12/2015 05:14, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
> >
> > - line 93: Supporting inclusion of human rights in the bylaw is too
> > strong a statement. I'd suggest that it be conditioned on seeing the
> > actual bylaw text. Maybe we should even ask ourselves whether any form
> > of human rights text be included in the bylaw? If I were to answer, my
> > response will be that; for a technical organisation like ICANN, I'd
> > say NO.
> >
>
> ICANN performs some tasks which some Governments have said should be
> performed by Governments. The current emphasis on Human Rights is such
> that corporations and non-profits that have a strong public interest
> component and that perform such tasks incorporate Human Rights text.
> There is a cross community working party that has worked for over a year
> on this and the idea has gone a long way from when it was first
> mentioned. It is a side issue - let's not be the Advisory Committee that
> takes position against this.
>


SO: I would look forward to human rights wording in the bylaw that would
ONLY achieve the purpose you've stated above.


Do you not think that the language which is currently included is suitable
to explicitly state that the acknowledgement of HR does not provide any
additional right? I felt that the section was well written.
It is highly unlikely that at this stage we'll be able to convince anyone
to remove this section, bearing in mind the level of support that it has
gained from other communities. In addition, it would reflect really badly
on the ALAC to oppose a section on human rights. I'd suggest we have much
more concerns with other parts of the report.
Kindest regards,

Olivier
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