Re: [icann-eu] CALL FOR PAPERS: Global Democracy and the ICANN Elections

["Cameron Smith" <cameron_smith@mail.com>]

I take your point, Roberto.  In this context (international regulation) 
it is fair to say that the EU is a lot more legitimate and generally 
accepted than the IMF and WTO.  It has much stronger 
mechanisms for democratic accountability, and trade regulation 
has been accepted by most EU citizens as a legitimate role for the 
body for some time.

However it is worth pointing out that as regards EU domestic 
legislation and regulation the EU's legitimacy is far from assured.  
This can be seen by following the political debate in the U.K., 
Denmark and several other countries.

cameron ;-)

From:           	"Roberto Gaetano" <roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com>

> Hans,
> 
> >.....  Although
> >many observers acknowledge that regional and global institutions like the
> >World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the European
> >Union make values-based decisions affecting the lives of people around the
> >world, there is considerable disagreement about how to render those
> >institutions and their decisions more legitimate.
> 
> 
> I beg your pardon?
> 
> Can you point me to any source of the "considerable disagreement about how 
> to render [the European Union] and [its] decisions more legitimate"?
> 
> Maybe you would like to spend a couple of words instead on the legitimity of 
> US Government to take decisions that affect the Internet users worldwide!
> 
> Regards
> Roberto
> 
> P.S.: I copy this message to some EU officer, just to make them have their 
> share of good laugh ;>)
> 
> 
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