Sub-group Members: Aarti Bhavana, Agustina Callegari, Avri Doria, Brett Schaefer, Chris LaHatte, Corinne Cath, Daniel Appelman, Elizabeth Andrews, Erich Schieghofer, Farzaneh Badii, Griffin Barnett, Hibah Hussain, John Laprise, Kavouss Arasteh, Lousewies van der Laan, Markus Kummer, Matthew Shears, Niels ten Oever, Par Brumark, Paul McGrady, Rachel Pollack, Robin Gross, Ron da Silva, Rudi Daniel, Steve Metalitz, Tatiana Tropina, Vicky Sheckler (27)
Observers: Isabel Rutherfurd, Taylor Bentley
Staff: Bernie Turcotte, Karen Mulberry
Apologies: Bastiaan Goslings
**Please let Brenda know if your name has been left off the list (attendees or apologies).**
Transcript
Recording
The Adobe Connect recording is available here: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p8fhhzc3a62/
The audio recording is available here: http://audio.icann.org/accountability/ccwg-accountability-hr-subgroup-30aug16-en.mp3
Agenda
1. Administrivia
Roll call, absentees, SoIs, etc
2. Discussion on: the Summary on what was agreed and discussed on human rights during WS1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwpw9aSAqboRO2_rNkjMVJPOmYwmdr5B1_M_aNMoZb4/edit?usp=sharing
3. Discussion on: Concerns on possible impacts of Human Rights bylaw and FoI https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KcKGRJjuhKEzCh2AZ8PPR_MofOQFBN8CMuJqTG_h9h4/edit?usp=sharing
4. Discussion on: FoI draft document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1emqmzyB9_0vm6oKxhIWZ47L7lxcFKUBHVnkBYUOsA2Q/edit
5. AOB
Notes
1. Administrivia
Roll call, absentees, SoIs, etc
- Dan Appleman phone only
- Nigel Roberts - excuses.
2. Discussion on: the Summary on what was agreed and discussed on human rights during WS1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwpw9aSAqboRO2_rNkjMVJPOmYwmdr5B1_M_aNMoZb4/edit?usp=sharing
- Tatiana Tropina: no progress this week. Will simply add the text from the WS1 Final report.
- Niels ten Oever: Hope to complete this document next week.
3. Discussion on: Concerns on possible impacts of Human Rights bylaw and FoI https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KcKGRJjuhKEzCh2AZ8PPR_MofOQFBN8CMuJqTG_h9h4/edit?usp=sharing
- Niels ten Oever: Given the sad news from Paul Twomey there has been no progress as expected. It would be great if we could
keep adding concerns to this doc. - Tatiana Tropina: I have been going through teh records on the calls and chats to put them into the concerns doc but I am
waiting for Paul because he was supposed to lead this one. but once Paul is back I will be ready with info :)
4. Discussion on: FoI draft document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1emqmzyB9_0vm6oKxhIWZ47L7lxcFKUBHVnkBYUOsA2Q/edit
- Niels ten Oever: Should the Framework be a core value? We should ask this of ICANN legal as to what the implications
of being core value imply. does nayone have an issue with this - no. - Paul McGrady: Seems like we would want to ask the community that, rather than the lawyers.
- Tatiana Tropina: So basically you want to ask ICANN legal about this as a starting point for our further discussion?
- Kavous Arateh: views of lawyers should not be priveleged, everyone has input.
- Anne Aikman-Scalese: have no issue with asking ICANN legal. Still unclear what a human rights policy vs policy development activities in
ICANN. Would such a human rights policy imply that ICANN would have to make a human rights assessment of the propose
registry before contracting to delegate a TLD? - Niels ten Oever: you should include these in the document.
- Tatiana Tropina: ICANN legal added the term core value and we should ask them why they did so.
- Niels ten Oever: any views on this?
- Paul McGrady: Agree. I'd like to know why they made that unilateral change, but I don't think we need them to define "core" for us.
- Farzaneh Badii: Let us find out who suggested using Core Value.
- Daniel Appelman: I disagree with separating policy from operations. That would weaken any human rights commitment we
recommend as a policy matter. Operations should be consistent with policy. - Niels Ten Oever: Will ask staff to pass on this question to ICANN legal - ACTION ITEM. Niels ten Oever: Question to ICANN legal: 'What
is the rationale for the addition of 'core values' to the ICANN bylaws, and what are its legal and non-legal implications in your opinion, especially for the human rights bylaw? - Niels Ten Oever: What is meant by International Human Rights? I have pasted several refernces in the document which could help with this.
- Tatiana Tropina: Uncertain that these instruments which are applicable to states are not applicable to ICANN. They can help shape of things for ICANN.
- Kavous Arasteh: We should go through these and see which parts could apply to ICANN.
- Tatiana Tropina: I think Kavouss misunderstood me Of course we should go through them I was clear about this. I am more than up
for going through all the conventions. - Anne Aikman-Scalese: to what parts of ICANN should Human rights apply? It would certainly include awarding a TLD. We should
identify policies and procedures and activities in ICANN which would be subject to HR. - Paul McGrady: starting with the principles and then look at how they apply is my approach - but we should end up in the same place.
- Markus Kummer: The Board was very worried about unintended consequences. the baseline for ICANN will probably remain the
Rugge principals and which ones apply and see where we can go from there. - Avri Doria: an explicit exhaustive list of operations?
- Anne Aikman-Scalese: @AVri - no - just certain test examples - how do Human Rights principles apply to specific activities of ICANN - a practical
application of principles in certain examples of ICANN's operations. - Tatiana Tropina: I think there has been some job done on this at the CCWP on human rights which might be interesting to look at, Niels, do
you have anything to share on this? - Matthew Shears: I would turn that around Ann and suggest that we need to look at ICANN's operations and determine very realistically and
cautiously what might apply or not. - Matthew Shears: this should not be about trying to see what fits - but rather what is appropriate - measured against other orgs and institutions perhaps
- Farzaneh Badii: What we need to consider what is in ICANN's scope. Does this imply that there are going to be contractual provisions for
Human Rights in registry agreements? I think the ICANN responsability stops at the string level (unclear what is meant by string level). - Kavous Arasteh: Seems chair is unfair in analysing comments by particpants.
- Anne Aikman-Scalese: @Niels - I think the document you linked presupposes a negative impact on Human Rights in all cases. For example, it states
that there is a "right to use all words and names in domain names". There is actually no such right and the entire scheme of trademark
protection for the new gTLDs demonstrates the balancing of freedom of expression against the right of the artistic community to protect
its artistic creations. This is Article 19 versus Article 27 UDHR balancing. ARticle 27 says: (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of
the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. - Niels ten Oever: We will discuss this on the list. We should go on to the issue of Applicable Law. Do we want to relay this to the Jurisdiction sub-group.
- Kavous Arasteh: Leave to the Jurisdiction sub-group.,
- Niels ten Oever: Will contact Jursidiction to advise we will wait on their results regarding this.
- Anne Aikman-Scalese 2: ICANN Legal should be asked what Human Rights Law is applicable to ICANN operations.
- Niels ten Oever: 2. 'What Human Rights Laws and/or Guidelines is or are applicable to which ICANN operations.'
- Anne Aikman-Scalese 2: should this be tgwo separate questions. Which laws and then guidelines.
- Daniel Appelman: Getting the views of legal counsel is ok; but our own work this week should be to think about all relevant ICANN
operations and activities and then discuss what human rights are implicated by them. Via mailing list and comments in the document.
5. AOB
Documents Presented
Chat Transcript
Brenda Brewer:Good day all and welcome to WS2 Human Rights Subgroup Meeting #3 on 30 August 2016 @ 18:00 UTC!
Kavouss Arasteh:Good Day
Kavouss Arasteh:Brenda
Karen Mulberry:Hello
Kavouss Arasteh:Hello Karen
Karen Mulberry:Brenda is not on the call today, she is supporting another group
Kavouss Arasteh:No prtoblem
Kavouss Arasteh:She also ,like you, deserve salute
Kavouss Arasteh:By tze way ,the meeting is schediuled on 19,00 hrs and NOT, 18.,00 UTC
Markus Kummer:Hi everyone
Bernard Turcotte Staff Support:hello all
Niels ten Oever:Welcome all
Kavouss Arasteh:dEAR sTAFF, pLS ADVISE NOT TO FORGET DIAL ME UP TONIGHT
Tatiana Tropina:hi everyone!
Niels ten Oever:Can everyone who is not speaking please mute their mic?
Kavouss Arasteh:once I am connected I will do .But I am not yet dialled up
rudi daniel:Rudi Daniel, hi all
Farzaneh Badii:Hi
Farzaneh Badii:oops
Tatiana Tropina:There are concerns in the FoI document
Farzaneh Badii:Farzanaeh and Kavouss
Tatiana Tropina:these two seems to be overlapping for now
Kavouss Arasteh:My mic is already muted
Kavouss Arasteh:it is
Tatiana Tropina:I have been going through teh records on the calls and chats to put them into the concerns doc but I am waiting for Paul because he was supposed to lead this one
John Laprise:Agreed
Tatiana Tropina:but once Paul is back I will be ready with info :)
Paul McGrady:What is the question? Isit the meaning of "core value"?
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@STAFF - could you please post the document itself soe we can have chat and document available together?
Paul McGrady:Seems like we would want to ask the community that, rather than the lawyers.
Tatiana Tropina:So basically you want to ask ICANN legal about this as a starting point for our further discussion?
Farzaneh Badii:what is "core value" is our question? hmm
Tatiana Tropina:I think Paul is right but it won't hurt to ask for legal opinion, but only as one of the points... I rather agree with Paul.
rudi daniel:I think k it is very necessary to get icann legal view very quickly
Matthew Shears:what is a core value - human rights or the Framework? and where specifically is it suggested that human rights and/or the Framework is a core value?
Tatiana Tropina:Anne +100
Niels ten Oever:@Staff could you please open this document on the screen:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1emqmzyB9_0vm6oKxhIWZ47L7lxcFKUBHVnkBYUOs
A2Q/edit
Farzaneh Badii:so question for our own counsel? I mean ccwg councel
rudi daniel:that is very hairy indeed
Farzaneh Badii:ICANN legal, or ccwg lawyers?
Robin Gross:I agree with Tatiana.
rudi daniel:thank yoellelent
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@ STAFF - can you please release the doc for scrolling?
rudi daniel:thank you excellent points
Niels ten Oever:Question to ICANN legal: 'What is the rationale for the addition of 'core values' to the ICANN bylaws, and what are its legal and non-legal implications in your opinion, especially for the human rights bylaw?
Farzaneh Badii:why human rights is the core value
Paul McGrady:Agree. I'd like to know why they made that unilateral change, but I don't think we need them to define "core" for us.
Daniel Appelman:I disagree with separating policy from operations. That would weaken any human rights commitment we recommend as a policy matter.
Operations should be consistent with policy.
Anne Aikman-Scalese:I don't see any of the comments from the working document in this document as posted. There were numerous questions and comments.
Kavouss Arasteh:There is a strong echo or distortion
Kavouss Arasteh:I do n ot follow the comments
Tatiana Tropina:or may be the board? I can check the history
Tatiana Tropina:I think in the CCWG proposed draft we had only mission but my memory is fading.
Farzaneh Badii:no it's ok . go ahead
Tatiana Tropina:Daniel - I don't suggest separating them, I suggest separating concerns.
Tatiana Tropina:and then looking at them again :)
Vicky Sheckler:sorry - need to drop off early today
Karen Mulberry:Sorry about not having no comments as I need to post the doc as a pdf file so the edits do not show
Tatiana Tropina:but that was just a very rough thought - happy to drop this suggestion
Avri Doria:yeah, i have never found a way to print the suggested changes anf comment on a drive doc. one of its few deficiencies.
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@ Karen - in future can you pleae create (or export) a pdf that actually contains the result of the work being done between calls?
Tatiana Tropina:I had a comment there!
Tatiana Tropina:No I wouldn't
Tatiana Tropina:I spoke too much - you can read my comment
Tatiana Tropina:OK I will speak.
Matthew Shears:+ 1 Tatiana
Tatiana Tropina:I think Kavouss misunderstood me
Tatiana Tropina:Of course we should go through them
Tatiana Tropina:I was clear about this. I am more than up for going through all the conventions.
Markus Kummer:trying to
Markus Kummer:can`t unmute
Kavouss Arasteh:I did not misunderstand any one.
Kavouss Arasteh:I know who comes from whereh
Farzaneh Badii:Kavouss I can hear you typing please mute
Tatiana Tropina:Kavouss, I never said anything about new convention or anything.
Tatiana Tropina:And apparently I never said that we had to abandon them, I wanted to change Niels wording.
Kavouss Arasteh:We need to identfiy all relevant docs and then go through them and further identify the frelevant part of these docs.
Kavouss Arasteh:We should not take them all
Kavouss Arasteh:That would be unmanageable
Daniel Appelman:Anne's comment is helpful--trying to tie particular human rights to specific actual ICANN responsibilities and activities.
Tatiana Tropina:Well we have the same attitude - I agree that we have to go through all the documents.
Avri Doria:an explicit exhaustive list of operations?
Tatiana Tropina:+1 to Ann.
Farzaneh Badii:yes hence looking at the scope and mission of ICANN might be more relevant now
Tatiana Tropina:I think Anne is very right.
Markus Kummer:can I try again...?
Farzaneh Badii:Markus was before me I don't know why he is after me now.
happy to give him my place
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@AVri - no - just certain test examples - how do Human Rights principles apply to specific activities of ICANN - a practical application of principles in certain examples of ICANN's operations.
Tatiana Tropina:I think there has been some job done on this at the CCWP on human rights which might be interesting to look at, Niels, do you have anything to share on this?
Kavouss Arasteh:I can not hear at all
Farzaneh Badii:turning up the volume helps
Avri Doria:typing is louder than Markus.
Matthew Shears:I would turn that around Ann and suggest that we need to look at ICANN's operations and determine very realistically and cautiously what might apply or not
Kavouss Arasteh:what volume
Niels ten Oever:@Anne- do you mean a more elaborate version of this:
https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/article19_ICANN_17
06_reviewed.png?version=1&modificationDate=1466841961000&api=v2 ?
Kavouss Arasteh:I here some sort of backgound hum
Matthew Shears:this should not be about trying to see what fits - but rather what is appropriate - measured against other orgs and institutions perhaps
Chris LaHatte:I need to apologise as I am travelling and cannot stay
Paul McGrady:ccTLD=sticky. But, if ccTLD operators are going to get a pass, I guess we need to at least discuss it rather than assume it.
Farzaneh Badii:Paul definitely
Farzaneh Badii:human rights within ICANN mission and scope
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@Niels - I think the document you linked presupposes a negative impact on Human Rights in all cases. For example, it states that there is a "right to use all words and names in domain names". There is actually no such right and the entire scheme of trademark protection for the new gTLDs demonstrates the balancing of freedom of expression against the right of the artistic community to protect its artistic creations. This is Article 19 versus Article 27 UDHR balancing. ARticle 27 says: (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Farzaneh Badii:mailing list might be better. people dont look at gdocs
Tatiana Tropina:I am for mailing list but will participate in anything that group will decide as appropriate
Paul McGrady:Mailing list is better than document. Hard to know how many times to check the document. I think at this point we can take the comments from the document and make a work plan from it,
Anne Aikman-Scalese:@Niels - it is possible that the categories you list under THEMES in your linked document could be a starting point for listing relevant parts of ICANN's operations.
Tatiana Tropina:Paul +1 - great argument for the mailing list
Farzaneh Badii:mailing list
Matthew Shears:I think we shouyld get back to adressing the first 4 points in the doc onthe screen at the moment
Paul McGrady:Mailing list helps ideas compete with each other.
Tatiana Tropina:we can list things in doc, but discussions like ccTLD can be brouught to the mailing list
Farzaneh Badii:I can
Matthew Shears:looking at a laundry list of treaties and other docs does not move the ball much
Tatiana Tropina:Agree with Matt.
Anne Aikman-Scalese 2:ICANN Legal should be asked what Human Rights Law is applicable to ICANN operations.
Farzaneh Badii:yes Anne
Tatiana Tropina:Absolutely, Anne +1
Matthew Shears:interesting question
Kavouss Arasteh:Fully agree with ANN
Farzaneh Badii:ICANN legal should be asked
Farzaneh Badii:but human rights law on what operation?
Matthew Shears:I suspect they are looking to this WG and the CCWP HR for insights
Farzaneh Badii:yes thanks Niels
Niels ten Oever:2. 'What Human Rights Laws and/or Guidelines is or are applicable to which ICANN operations.'
Daniel Appelman:Do you suggest that their answer would commit us to their limitations?
Farzaneh Badii:yes
Matthew Shears:good point Daniel
Farzaneh Badii:for me it would
Tatiana Tropina:Their asnwer certainly will allow for the decision whether we are going to commit to their limitations
John Laprise:Hmmm...what HR conventions has the USA signed & ratified?
Matthew Shears:I am not sure that this is a wise move at the moment - we are early in the process here
Lousewies van der Laan:maybe clarify whether you mean ICANN the community and ICANN the corporation, which needs to abide by US law already
Daniel Appelman:I would hope that we consider their answer as advisory only and not limiting our exploration.
Niels ten
Oever:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_treaties_unsigned_or_unratified_
by_the_United_States
Matthew Shears:agree
Tatiana Tropina:HR is not strong in the US. But I think what we missed in the document is the discussion in the WS1 on the applicable law. But I think ICANN legal can answer this question, our discussions on this were rather chaotic
Matthew Shears:I would be cautious in asking these of ICANN legal - perhapo ask CCWG's independent counsel
Matthew Shears:that is what they are for
John Laprise:@Matthew Might be useful to limit scope?
Tatiana Tropina:I am ok.
Farzaneh Badii:yes
Niels ten Oever:'What Human Rights Laws are applicable are applicable to which ICANN operations.''What Human Rights Guidelines are applicable to which ICANN operations.'
Paul McGrady:Yes, so long as we remember ICANN legal isn't the community.
Daniel Appelman:No harm in getting their views as long as we don't feel limited by them
Paul McGrady:+1 Daniel
Matthew Shears:+ 1 Farzi
Kavouss Arasteh:tHERE IS A BACKGORUD HUM OR ECHO WHEN FARZANEH SPEAKING
Avri Doria:Kavvouss she is in a place where there is noise in the background.
Matthew Shears:Exactly what I was going to dsay - ask independent counsel
- if we have to ask at all
Avri Doria:agree with using external counsel.
Bernard Turcotte Staff Support:2 minute warning
Bernard Turcotte Staff Support:I have a comment regarding external counsel
Farzaneh Badii:ok Bernard
Matthew Shears:why are we asking these questions at this juncture?
Robin Gross:when does the legal committee become reconstituted?
Farzaneh Badii:oh I'm sorry Kavouss, I will intervene with imepccable voice quality in the future meetings
Robin Gross:I've thought that would have happened by now.
Matthew Shears:we have 4 questions to asnwer in the doc on the screen
Farzaneh Badii:Mathew I am a bit concerned too
Daniel Appelman:Getting the views of legal counsel is ok; but our own work this week should be to think about all relevant ICANN operations and activities and then discuss what human rights are implicated by them. Via mailing list and comments in the document.
Farzaneh Badii:who mentioned specific coutnry ?
Daniel Appelman:Unless that has already been done.
Farzaneh Badii:Daniel, I agree
John Laprise:Disagree kavous: nonstarter: that
John Laprise:Disagree kavous: nonstarter: that's a rabbit hole of dissention
John Laprise:No consensus
Avri Doria:typing is louder than Markus again
Niels ten Oever:we hear you very faintly Markus
Farzaneh Badii:I can hear typing ....
Niels ten Oever:Can everyone who is not speaking please mute?
Anne Aikman-Scalese 2:I apologize but I do have to leave the discussion for another call. Thank you everyone.
Avri Doria:sounds like an angry hunt and peck. now we have two of the in harmony
Kavouss Arasteh:Niel, I oppose to talk about guidelinene one question and not twon
Paul McGrady:Very hard to hear.
John Laprise:Heard nothing
Farzaneh Badii:it's too early. lets give it more time before asking the question
Farzaneh Badii:yes that's fine . also not bad to send it to ccwg group as a whole
Tatiana Tropina:Farz+1
Matthew Shears:Niels I think we should focus on popints 1 to 4 on the screeen and postpone sending questions out to counsel whether ICANN or other
Brett Schaefer:What default is being used? Are we assuming a narrow perspective first, i.e. it is not included unless a specific reason or link to ICANN operations is clear? Or the opposite, i.e. that everythin gis included unless shown to be outside the mission?
Tatiana Tropina:bye all - thanks !
Farzaneh Badii:Brett we are gonna discuss that on the mailing list :)
Brett Schaefer:OK< I was in and out on thsi call.
Farzaneh Badii:I am gonna send the questions and start a converstation
Anne Aikman-Scalese 2:Agree with Dan Appleman re identifying ICANN operations and activities and related HR implications. I think Farzaneh is going to initiate this discussion on the list.
Markus Kummer:bye all - thanks!
Farzaneh Badii:ys Anne I will
Farzaneh Badii:bye
Erich Schweighofer:bye
Daniel Appelman:Thanks everyone
Lousewies van der Laan:bye
Farzaneh Badii:be lovely
Robin Gross:thanks Niels and all, bye
John Laprise:O&O
Pär Brumark (GAC Niue):Thx all! Bye!
Bernard Turcotte Staff Support:bye all
