[IRP] Comments on IGF Programme Paper

[M.I.Franklin]

HI Lisa/all

I think 'We would like to offer to host a roundtable discussion on internet 
rights and principles" should do it.

We can chew this cud at leisure once it gets on the program!

ciao
MF

--On 20 April 2009 16:49 +0100 Lisa Horner <lisa at global-partners.co.uk> 
wrote:

> Hi Marianne and all
>
> Thanks for the comment on this too.  It all comes down to definition
> again!  For me, "principles" for internet governance should be rooted in
> human rights as laid out in the UDHR.  I think principles have a
> practical aspiration, and in the context of IG would be policy oriented,
> such as net neutrality or interoperability. They translate the rights
> and values into practical policy options.  This is all imho...the lack
> of clarity is one reason I asked Max to do some research on this!
>
> So, based on this reasoning, I think our proposed roundtable would be on
> "protecting and expanding human
> rights in internet governance processes through the development and
> application of rights-based principles".  But that's a bit of a
> mouthful! So maybe we could leave it as it is, or simply say 'We would
> like to offer to host a roundtable discussion on internet rights and
> principles".  Or something else?
>
> All the best,
> Lisa
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M.I.Franklin [mailto:M.I.Franklin at gold.ac.uk]
> Sent: 20 April 2009 15:18
> To: Max Senges; Lisa Horner
> Cc: irp
> Subject: Re: [IRP] Comments on IGF Programme Paper
>
> Dear All
>
> I am happy to support this statement being tabled.
>
> Only one phrase sticks out for me, in light of Hyderabad discussions
> about
> the distinctions between 'rights' and 'principles' and why there both
> terms
> have been adopted by this DC. Its the last sentence reading; 'We would
> like
> to offer to host a roundtable discussion on protecting and expanding
> human
> rights in internet governance processes'.
>
> This reverts to the phrase 'human rights' which kind of cancels out the
> above inclusion of 'principles'. Given the different standpoints from
> some
> governments, and civil society groups about what is/is not a human
> right,
> perhaps we need to  rephrase this....
>
> How? Dunno. Any suggestions?
>
> cheers
> MF
>
> --On 20 April 2009 16:14 +0200 Max Senges <max at supercoolschool.com>
> wrote:
>
>> http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/78
>
>
>
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Dr Marianne Franklin
Reader/Convener of the Transnational Communications & Global Media Program
Media & Communications
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW
United Kingdom
Tel (direct): #44 (0)207 919-7072
Fax: #44 (0) 207 919-7616
email: m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk
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