Re: [gtld-council] FW: suggested language for recommendation 3 and 6 on new GTLDs

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

yes, I meant to send this on -- good ideas all around
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Liz Williams
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On 07 Jul 2007, at 15:11, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Here is what I think is a very good suggestion regarding  
> recommendations 3 and 6 from Becky Burr.  In particular, I hope the  
> subgroup formed to work on recommendation 6 will consider this.
> Chuck Gomes
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> From: Burr, Becky [mailto:Becky.Burr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:46 PM
> To: robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Gomes, Chuck
> Subject: suggested language for recommendation 3 and 6 on new GTLDs
>
>
> I spoke with several folks in Puerto Rico and it seemed to me that  
> there was a potential clarification for Recommendation 6 that might  
> address some of the concerns being expressed about how one  
> determined whether something was or was not a "generally accepted  
> concepts about morality and public order," etc.  I sent this  
> suggestion earlier today to Liz Williams, J. Scott Evans, and Bruce  
> (because they are among the people I discussed this with).  Liz  
> hasn't reacted, but J. Scott and Bruce have had positive  
> reactions.  Bruce suggested that I send it to you, so here goes.
> Why not create a defined term "Generally Accepted International  
> Standards" meaning:
> "generally accepted legal norms, as codified in and enforceable  
> through public international law enjoying broad global support  
> including, without limitation, the Universal Declaration of Human  
> Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All  
> Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on  
> Economic, Cultural, and Social Rights, the Convention on the  
> Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, the  
> International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the  
> Convention on Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of  
> Persons with Disabilities, and the Paris Convention for the  
> Protection of Intellectual Property."
> and then combine recommendations 3 and 6 into a single  
> recommendation as follows:
> "Strings must not be contrary to, or infringe the rights of others  
> established in, Generally Accepted International Standards."
>
>
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