Independent Review Process
Independent Review Panel (IRP) is a third-party review of Board actions operated by an international arbitration provider appointed. The IRP id in-charge in evaluating and determining if the actions, in-actions, decisions or resolutions made by the ICANN Board are contrary to the provisions of the Corporations Articles of Incorporation and/or By-Laws. An IRP is created whenever there is an allegation against the Board and the complainant requests for an independent review of the action or decision. Article 3, Section IV of the ICANN Bylaws mandates the creation of an IRP, which is carried out by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers through its Independent Review Policy established in 2002.[1]
Background edit
The development of the Internet Review Policy began on March 1999. The initial ICANN Board appointed a 10-member Advisory Committee on Independent Review in-charge in developing the principles that will serve as structure for the implementation of independent review procedures in compliance with the ICANN Bylaws. On May 7, 1999, the Advisory Committee submitted its interim report with draft principles and addendum for public review and comment. The documents were publicly discussed during the ICANN meetings held in Berlin on May 26-17, 1999. After deliberations, the ICANN Board accepted the draft principles and the Advisory Committee were instructed to complete its task.[2] [3]
On August 6, 1999, the Advisory Committee submitted the Final Report: Principles for Independent Review. The ICANN Board introduced the document for public discussion and accepted it during its meeting in Santiago on August 25-26, 1999. [4]
During the ICANN Meeting in Cairo on March 9-10 2000, the ICANN Staff submitted the proposed Independent Review Policy. The policy serves as a guideline on how to implement the principles recommended by the Advisory Committee.[5] The policy was adopted by the ICANN Board on March 10. An Independent Review Panel Nominating Committee was delegated to nominate 9 members who will comprise the IRP.[6]
On May 7, 2001, the IRP Nominating Committee received an instruction from the Board to seek qualified applicants who will assume the position as members of the IRP within 90 days.[7] Following the directive, the IRP Nominating Committee issued a call to the internet community to submit nominations on June 26, 2001.[8] The IRP Nominating Committee was unsuccessful in completing the list of candidates for the IRP Panel on the deadline set by the ICANN Board and requested for an extension. During the ICANN Meeting in Montevideo, the Board approved the request of the IRP Nominating Committee and extended the deadline to submit the list of the candidates for the IRP until October 15, 2001.[9] The IRP Nominating Committee was not able to provide a complete list during the extended deadline. Only three members of the committee submitted a list of 9 nominees while the other members did not participate in the process. A report on the status of the committee was submitted during the ICANN Meeting in Accra, Ghana on March 14, 2002. The nine individuals nominated for the IRP Panel include: Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
References edit
- ↑ ICANN Bylaws, Effective as of 15 December 2002
- ↑ Interim Report of the Advisory Committee on Independent Review, May 7, 1999
- ↑ ICANN Minutes of Meeting, May 27, 1999
- ↑ ICANN Minutes of Meeting August 26, 1999
- ↑ Proposed Independent Review Policy
- ↑ Independent Review Panel Nominating Committee
- ↑ Special Meeting of the Board Preliminary Report May 7, 2001
- ↑ [http://icannwiki.com/index.php?title=IRP&action=edit§ion=1 Open Call to the Internet Community For Nominations to the ICANN Independent Review Panel]
- ↑ Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board in Montevideo Preliminary Report