[NCUC-DISCUSS] [info] Draft New ICANN Bylaws Posted for Public Comment

avri doria avri at apc.org
Fri Apr 22 18:39:34 CEST 2016


hi,

I disagree.  I think that is a slippery slope toward people thinking
they can fine tune the proposal by discovering potential contradictions.

avri


On 22-Apr-16 10:53, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> +2 Milton, and you pointed out some truly disturbing problems about
> two weeks ago.
> As for me, I am shocked at the tremendous revision to the bylaws being
> introduced.
> I had thought we were adjusting accountability, not rewriting ICANN's
> structure.
> - Kathy
>
> On 4/22/2016 10:50 AM, Matthew Shears wrote:
>> + 1 Milton
>>
>> On 4/22/2016 3:44 PM, Mueller, Milton L wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, Aarti, we are not able to change the basic proposal.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> However, I wonder what would happen if someone discovers some major
>>> “gotcha” that creates legal issues or some kinds of internal
>>> contradictions. So the overall proposal must, I think, be assessed
>>> in terms of its workability and not just in terms of its adherence
>>> to the CCWG proposal.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> --MM
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> *From:*Ncuc-discuss [mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Aarti Bhavana
>>> *Sent:* Friday, April 22, 2016 3:20 AM
>>> *To:* Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
>>> *Cc:* ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [info] Draft New ICANN Bylaws Posted
>>> for Public Comment
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Hi Rafik,
>>>
>>> The way I understand it, we are only looking at whether the bylaws
>>> adequately reflect the principles in the final proposal, that the
>>> chartering organisations agreed to. This does not involve a
>>> substantive discussion itself, as that has been closed. However, if
>>> anyone thinks that the articulation of the bylaws haven't quite
>>> captured the accountability-enhancing recommendations agreed upon in
>>> the final proposal, then this is the perfect place to raise these
>>> concerns.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Aarti
>>>
>>> On 22 Apr 2016 12:10 pm, "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:rafik.dammak at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     I am sharing here the announcement about public comment period
>>>     for the new ICANN bylaws challenges, which is part of the
>>>     implementation for the accountability proposals. as you know the
>>>     the accountability work is still ongoing starting with the
>>>     so-called "workstream 2". it doesn't look like when you read the
>>>     announcement, but this is another important step to implement
>>>     accountability measures within ICANN.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     hope that those from NCUC involved in the CCWG can give some
>>>     background and explanations.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     Best Regards,
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     Rafik
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>
>>>
>>>     Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-21-en
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>
>>>       Draft New ICANN Bylaws Posted for 30-day Public Comment
>>>
>>>     Now that the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group
>>>     (ICG) and Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN
>>>     Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) proposals have been
>>>     transmitted to NTIA, one of the key implementation planning
>>>     items is to amend the ICANN Bylaws to reflect the
>>>     recommendations in those Proposals. The proposed draft of the
>>>     New ICANN Bylaws was developed collaboratively by the ICANN
>>>     legal team and the independent counsel hired to advise the
>>>     CCWG-Accountability and the Cross Community Working Group to
>>>     Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming
>>>     Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship). In developing the Draft New
>>>     ICANN Bylaws, the attorneys consulted a Bylaws Coordination
>>>     Group populated with both community and Board members, as well
>>>     as with the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     Both the independent counsel to the community groups and ICANN's
>>>     General Counsel have confirmed that the Draft New ICANN Bylaws
>>>     are consistent with the community proposals relating to the IANA
>>>     Stewardship Transition.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     These proposed draft Bylaws, are out for a 30-day public comment
>>>     from 21 April – 21 May to allow any interested party to review
>>>     and provide feedback. This timeline allows for comments to be
>>>     analyzed and incorporated in time for a tentative 27 May
>>>     adoption of the Bylaws by the ICANN Board.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     NTIA has stated that it needs to see that changes to the Bylaws
>>>     have been adopted sufficient to implement the Transition
>>>     Proposals before NTIA can complete its review of the Transition
>>>     Proposals. This public comment period is designed to meet that
>>>     deadline.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>     Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>
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