---
id: "icann-bylaws"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "ICANN Bylaws"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-bylaws/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/estatutos-icann/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/icann-satzung/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/statuts-constitutifs-icann/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/statuto-icann/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/estatuto-icann/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/ustav-icann/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/icann-zhangcheng/"
---

# ICANN Bylaws

The main rulebook of ICANN. The Bylaws set out its mission, how the Board and community groups work, how policy is made and how ICANN can be held to account. Some core sections can only be changed if the community approves.

## related terms

- [ICANN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann/)
- [ICANN Board](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-board/)
- [Empowered Community](https://tldlog.com/glossary/empowered-community/)
- [PDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pdp/)
- [IRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/irp/)