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ICANN Meeting Stokes Concerns over Global Internet Governance
July 11, 2014
Brett Schaefer and Paul Rosenzweig write that controversies erupting at the public meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") raise concerns that the U.S. turnover of ICANN governance to the international community could result in a lack of transparency and accountability.
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OSCE Expresses Concerns on Canadian Copyright Ruling
July 11, 2014
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") has voiced its concern that a Canadian court ruling ordering Google to take down links worldwide to the website of a company found liable for copyright and trademark infringement could chill free expression.
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OECD Calls for Wealth Redistribution
July 11, 2014
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has published a report calling on countries to establish "effective redistributive policies" to restrict income inequality and promote future economic growth.
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ACLU Petitions International Commission on Executions in U.S.
June 20, 2014
The American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU") has filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arguing that scheduled executions in Missouri and Oklahoma should not proceed due to international law prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
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Report: U.S. Must Reform Internet Body Before Transition
June 19, 2014
A Heritage Foundation background paper calls on the U.S. not to relinquish control of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") without reforming ICANN to increase its transparency and accountability and to prevent its control by governments opposed to a free internet.
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Commission on Online Global Governance Concludes First Session
June 19, 2014
The Global Commission on Internet Governance recently concluded its first meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on such issues as privacy protection and "governance modalities," and deciding that its next meeting will emphasize potential negative effects of fragmentation of internet governance.
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