On 26/08/2015 16:47, Steve DelBianco wrote:
On our Tuesday CCWG call, I raised questions from the BC and IPC about whether the new Mission & Core Values could be interpreted to prevent ICANN from enforcing certain aspects of registrar and registry contracts.
The question of registry and registrar contracts is an entirely "second order" question. If the policy is within ICANN's Mission, then enforcing it through registrar and registry contracts is also within ICANN's Mission. Should ICANN adopt a policy outside its Mission, then enforcement of it through contracts would also be ultra vires. So as long as you're not worried about the policy itself, you don't have any reason to worry about the contract compliance side of things. Malcolm -- Malcolm Hutty | tel: +44 20 7645 3523 Head of Public Affairs | Read the LINX Public Affairs blog London Internet Exchange | http://publicaffairs.linx.net/ London Internet Exchange Ltd 21-27 St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY Company Registered in England No. 3137929 Trinity Court, Trinity Street, Peterborough PE1 1DA