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[Comments-enhancing-accountability-07mar17] Afnic comments on Enhancing Accountability Guidelines for Good Faith
by Marianne Georgelin March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017

Afnic is the registry operator for top-level domains corresponding to the national territory of France (.fr, .re, .pm, .yt, .wf, .tf) and the backend registry operator for 15 new generic Top Level Domains. Afnic is a member of CCNSO, Centr, and APTLD. Afnic welcomes the recommendations on Guidelines for standards of conduct presumed to be in good faith associated with exercising removal of individual Directors of the ICANN Board (Guidelines for Good Faith or GGF). These recommendations provide the required clarification on what constitutes Good Faith within the new Community power framework. The group should be commended for achieving this through simple, clear and effective recommendations. Afnic’s support includes support for the stand-alone recommendations. Extending the purpose of these guidelines to any discussion regarding the exercice of Community powers appears not only sensible, but also necessary. Finally, we would like to make two extra suggestions, directed to other aspects of the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2. First, the enhancement of SO/AC accountability may also benefit from considering how this type of Good Faith guidelines may be included in a set of SO/AC best practices. Second, we believe similar Guidelines may also be considered by the Staff accountability working group, if issues of Good Faith were raised as part of its issue identification effort. Best regards, Marianne GEORGELIN Responsable des Politiques de Registre Senior Policy Manager marianne.georgelin(a)afnic.fr Mob +33 (0) 6 30 15 19 09 Tel +33 (0) 1 39 30 83 09 Skype / m.georgelin Immeuble Le Stephenson 1, rue stephenson 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux France

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Comments on Stand Alone Recommendations (page 4)
by Sam Lanfranco March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017

I offer the following comments on the Stand Alone Recommendations (page 4) For the process to be fair and manageable as good faith conduct it is essential that “A standard framework be developed” and that “that the guidelines as…apply to all discussions even if not covered by…Article 20”. A standard framework is essential for a fair and manageable process, and minimizes complications that could arise on procedural grounds. Also the "scope of application" should be as wide as possible in order to avoid different standards for addressing different issues within ICANN. This would minimize complications and delays resulting in struggles over appropriate frameworks in particular cases. I would be tempted to see these as among first principles with regard to the task at hand. Sam Lanfranco, ncsg/npoc -- ------------------------------------------------ "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured in an unjust state" -Confucius 邦有道，贫且贱焉，耻也。邦无道，富且贵焉，耻也 ------------------------------------------------ Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 email: Lanfran(a)Yorku.ca Skype: slanfranco blog: https://samlanfranco.blogspot.com Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852

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