Hi, I think we also need to understand the change no being under contract and thus no longer under the oversight of the US government would mean to our obligations. Not that I am assuming I can request things of you. thanks avri On 27-Jul-15 21:52, Gregory, Holly wrote:
Do you also want us to weigh in on what obligations corporations organized under the laws of the US and operating in the US have with respect to human rights?
I wrote a paper on the topic 2 years ago for the Ruggie Commission at the United Nations.
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*From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] *On Behalf Of *León Felipe Sánchez Ambía *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2015 3:35 PM *To:* Edward Morris *Cc:* avri@acm.org; accountability-cross-community@icann.org *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] yet another human rights question
Great question Ed!
Will be certifying it for the lawyers to answer it. Thanks for bringing it up!
Best regards,
León
El 27/07/2015, a las 8:02, Edward Morris <egmorris1@toast.net <mailto:egmorris1@toast.net>> escribió:
1. What, if any, obligations towards human rights does ICANN currently have by virtue of it's status as a U.S. government contractor that would not exist as an independent entity?
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