Call for Signatures: The Civil Society Madrid Declaration

[Cedric Laurant]

Hi Ron, Hi all,
It is indeed a time-sensitive document as it 
should be released before the opening of the 
international data protection commissioners 
conference in Madrid on 3 November.
If anyone has a major objection to the 
Declaration, he/she could voice it within a week 
(for example by next Sat 31 Oct.) through this 
mailing list.  Then NCUC could adopt it using the 
"rough consensus" method.
Cedric
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>Hi Ron,
>
>Normally we (and other civil society coalitions 
>I know of that are involved in global policy 
>debates & negotiations) don't go through 
>elaborate processes like voting in order to 
>offer simple endorsements of partner coalitions' 
>statements, particularly when they go in the 
>same direction as our own efforts, and this 
>would be particularly difficult with something 
>time sensitive.  Certainly I've never seen it 
>done, in any event.
>
>Do you have a substantive concern with the 
>document, or are you only raising a process 
>point?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill
>
>
>On Oct 24, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Ron Wickersham wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone object if NCUC as a whole signs on to this Declaration?
>>
>>suggest that we have a discussion period after the heat of the Seoul
>>meeting passes and then put it to a vote of the membership.
>>
>>ideally such a discussion would bring out where we strongly agree with
>>the Declaration and areas (if any) where we have reservations, or feel
>>the document is weak, etc.
>>
>>putting the issue to a vote of the membership, if the endorsement
>>passes, would make our constituency's signature more powerful than
>>a quick run-by on the mailing list.
>>
>>respectfully,
>>
>>-ron
>
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>William J. Drake
>Senior Associate
>Centre for International Governance
>Graduate Institute of International and
>  Development Studies
>Geneva, Switzerland
>william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
>www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
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