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===Litigation & Administrative Efforts at Redelegation===
===Litigation & Administrative Efforts at Redelegation===
In December 2020, it was announced that Niue had initiated a proceeding asking [[ICANN]] to redelegate the TLD to its control.<ref name="biau" /> On December 8, 2020, Niue send its redelegation request to [[IANA]]; due to the "complexity and merits of the...matter," Niue also sent the document to the [[ICANN]] board of directors, the [[ccNSO]], and the [[GAC]].<ref name ="rfr">[https://icannwiki.org/images/2/2c/NU_Redelegation_Request.pdf Revocation and Redelegation Request Regarding the ccTLD .NU (PDF)]</ref> Active redelegation proceedings are exempt from [[Transparency|ICANN's transparency rules]]; it has been speculated that this is one of the reasons that Niue is broadcasting its request to multiple ICANN bodies, as well as the media.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/26160-island-demands-return-of-its-naked-cctld Domain Incite: Island Demands Return of its "Naked" ccTLD]</ref>
In December 2020, it was announced that Niue had initiated a proceeding asking [[ICANN]] to redelegate the TLD to its control.<ref name="biau" /> On December 8, 2020, Niue send its redelegation request to [[IANA]]; due to the "complexity and merits of the...matter," Niue also sent the document to the [[ICANN]] board of directors, the [[ccNSO]], and the [[GAC]].<ref name ="rfr">[https://icannwiki.org/images/2/2c/NU_Redelegation_Request.pdf Revocation and Redelegation Request Regarding the ccTLD .NU (PDF)]</ref> Active redelegation proceedings are exempt from [[Transparency|ICANN's transparency rules]]; it has been speculated that this is one of the reasons that Niue is broadcasting its request to multiple ICANN bodies, as well as the media.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/26160-island-demands-return-of-its-naked-cctld Domain Incite: Island Demands Return of its "Naked" ccTLD]</ref>
In February 2022, the Supreme Court of Sweden confirmed that the Government of Niue has standing to sue, despite a lower court ruling in favor of .nu registry IIS’s claims to the contrary two years earlier.<ref>[https://domainincite.com/27532-supreme-court-allows-fight-for-nu-to-proceed Supreme Court Allows Fight for .Nu to Continue, DomainIncite]</ref>
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