I also support Milton's final words and appreciate the effort and skill at incorporating the various positions expressed on the list. -ron On Tue, 8 Sep 2015, Marilia Maciel wrote: > Thank you very much for the elegant solution, Milton. Although I preferred > the previous version, I can also support the current one and the document. > Best wishes, > MarĂlia > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I too endorse the language as it now reads. >> >> Sam L. >> >> Quoting "Mueller, Milton L" <[log in to unmask]>: >> >>> OK, I have made some minor modifications based on these >>> discussions, the only significant one related to human rights. The >>> new language reads: >>> >>> The CCWG solicits comments on two different ways of formulating >>> ICANN's commitment to human rights. Option one expressed ICANN's >>> commitment "to respect the fundamental human rights of the exercise >>> of free expression and the free flow of information." Option 2 >>> expressed ICANN's commitment more broadly, "Within its mission and >>> in its operations, ICANN will be committed to respect >>> internationally recognized fundamental human rights." >>> >>> With one member organization exception, NCSG tends toward support >>> for the second, more general formulation. The first formulation is >>> too limited because other human rights, such as privacy, are >>> relevant to ICANN policies. We do, however, recognize that a >>> generic reference to human rights might not work as effectively as >>> more specific requirements, and that freedom of expression and >>> privacy are two human rights most directly relevant to ICANN's >>> policy activity. Our preference, therefore, would be to formulate >>> the commitment this way: >>> >>> "Within its mission and in its operations, ICANN will be committed >>> to respect internationally recognized fundamental human rights, in >>> particular freedom of expression and privacy." >>> >>> I hope the policy committee can approve the whole document and get >>> it submitted to the CCWG public comment period tomorrow. >>> >>> --MM >>> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured >> in an unjust state" -Confucius >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) >> Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 >> email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco >> blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com >> Phone: 613 476-0429 cell: 416-816-2852 >> > > > > -- > *MarĂlia Maciel* > Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio > Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law > School > http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts > > DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu > PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ > Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - > http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en >