Country-specific ccTLD resources

This page contains links to some of the more significant official ccTLD dispute resources, organised by reference to the domain extension. All the resources listed are in English.

For a full list of ccTLD official websites, registration agreements, WHOIS services, and alternative dispute resolution procedures (from the WIPO website), click here.

Australia (.au)

auDA - The website of auDA - the Australian (.au) domain name administrator. Domain name disputes involving .au domains are resolved under the auDRP.

Domain Name Disputes - An introduction to domain name disputes from an Australian perspective, from Caslon Analytics.

The UDRP as an Alternative to Litigation - An Australian view of the UDRP. This article by Peter Chan was published in the Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law in June 2002.

Belgium (.be)

DNS Belgium - The English version of the website of DNS Belgium, the .be registrar.

Cepina - Cepina, the Belgian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration, is responsible for administering .be domain name dispute resolution. This is the homepage, in English.

Abusive Domain Name Registration - An overview of law of cybersquatting in Belgium, from Johan Vandendriessche of Bird and Bird.

Canada (.ca)

CIRA Dispute Resolution - CIRA is the Canadian internet Registration Authority, responsible for administering the .ca domain. It has its own sui generis dispute resolution policy.

CIPPIC FAQ - An FAQ from the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.

China (.cn)

CINIC - The English language version of the website of the China Internet Network Information Centre, which administers the .cn domain name.

Domain Name Dispute Resolution in China: a Comprehensive Review - 50 pages of comprehensive review from Professor Xue Hong of the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing.

Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Changes - A note on changes to the Chinese dispute resolution policy; written by Wilkinson & Grist and published in Managing Intellectual Property in April 2006.

European Union (.eu)

See: EURid (.eu) disputes.

Germany (.de)

DENIC - The website of DENIC, the German registry responsible for the popular .de extension. This is the English language version.

Domain Name Disputes in Germany - A brief account of the subject dating from 1998.

Hungary (.hu)

Procedural Rules - The procedural rules for .hu domain name dispute resolution.

Jersey (.je)

Channelisles.net - Domain name registration in Jersey (.je) and Guernsey (.gg).

Domain Name Protection in Jersey - An article on the island's domain extension from Jersey lawyers Bailhache Labesse, published by Legal500.com in 2001. This is somewhat out-of-date.

New Zealand

Office of the Domain Name Commissioner DRS - "The website of the Dispute Resolution Service, an independent and impartial service administered by the Office of the Domain Name Commissioner

Romania (.ro)

Romanian Domain Name Registry - The Network Information Centre and Domain Name Registry for Romania (to give it its full title).

Romania Domain Name Decisions - This database contains .ro decisions by ICANN panels, but was last updated in June 2004.

United Kingdom (.uk)

See: Nominet (.uk) disputes.

United States (.us)

NeuStar - NeuStar's homepage at www.nic.us. NeuStar administers .us domain names.

usTLD Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules - The .us dispute resolution system is based upon the UDRP.

Nexus Dispute Policy - This policy deals with failures to satisfy the basic requirements for registration of a .us domain name.