Restraining ICANN: an analysis of OFAC sanctions and their impact on the Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers
Author
Pérez Fernández, DanielEntity
UAM. Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones InternacionalesPublisher
ElsevierDate
2023-07-24Citation
10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102614
Telecommunications Policy 47.8 (2023): 102614
ISSN
0308-5961 (print); 1879-3258 (online)DOI
10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102614Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102614Subjects
Domain Name System; ICANN; Lawfare; Office of Foreign Assets Control; Sanctions; Derecho; PolíticaRights
© 2023 The AuthorEsta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.
Abstract
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has long played a crucial
role in coordinating some aspects of the domain name system (DNS) and managing domain names
and Internet Protocol Addresses. In 2016, ICANN underwent a significant transformation when
completing the IANA Transition, aimed at securing the corporation’s independence from U.S.
government oversight. However, while the transition marked a pivotal moment in ICANN’s history, the corporation still operates within U.S. jurisdiction. This situation makes ICANN subject to
compliance with the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs, impeding
the corporation from contracting and accrediting gTLD registries and registrars from countries
currently targeted by OFAC, as well as individuals or entities included in OFAC’s «Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons» (SDN) list. This article explores the implications of
the IANA Transition, the constraints that OFAC exerts on ICANN operations, and the complexities
surrounding potential solutions to the OFAC sanctions quandary
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