Legal Expert at Global Partners Digital
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Ian, a lawyer licensed in New York and Washington, D.C., contributes his legal expertise to GPD’s initiatives, focusing on digital policy. He engages in legal advocacy at the UN, Council of Europe, and nationally, and leads training on international human rights law. His background includes work in law firms and NGOs in San Francisco, with degrees from UC Law San Francisco, SOAS University of London, and McGill University.
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The most contentious issue throughout negotiations was that of scope—whether the Convention would cover the private sector at all, and if so, to what extent. Leaks of the negotiations and commentary by journalists indicate that several states, primarily the United States, were keen to see the Convention not directly applying to private entities. more