are not in a position to sign up to such challenging proposal, which has to be
discussed in depth along with other proposals and initiatives in the new OEWG.
The same applies to the political recommendations such as creation of so-called
“repositories (databases) as half measures which is not suitable for sensitive
issues related to national security. The same applies to the proposal of national
survey as a basis to implement norms grounded on the recommendation of the
GGE. While a lot of issues and discussions are yet premature and certainly need
further in depth discussions, the hastiness of some delegations by singling out
POA as concrete proposal, devalues all work done by states over the past two
years.
This proposal is interpreted as a way to return the UN discussion on ICTs in the
context of security to a single track format of GGE to give no possibility to further
rule-making such as negotiation of legally binding instrument in the field of ICTs
that would allow no room for misinterpretations.
The zero draft is not consistent with UNGA Resolution 73/27 mandate in further
development of rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of States that
the norms preceded by the Section of International Law, in which, the draft
emphasizes the voluntary, non-binding and norms in relation to international law,
taking in to account the importance of legally binding instrument needed in terms
of international law.
The section on international law, retains various proposals which confirms the full
applicability of international law, including its branches to the use of ICTs despite
the absence of consensus on this matter and in this regard, chair’s proposals to
promote CBMs in the area of International Law is contested, unless to be
discussed in a universal legal approach.
Regrettably, the section on norms reduced to the operationalization of 11 norms,
contested from the 2015 GGE report, and proposals of a number of states on new
norms including our delegations views totally ignored, including them partly in a
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