Convention on Cybercrime

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The Convention on Cybercrime is an international treaty that sets common standards for criminalizing and combating offenses committed via computer systems and the internet, and promotes cooperation among states in investigating and prosecuting such crimes.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Council of Europe convention
cybercrime treaty
international treaty
adoptedBy Council of Europe
aimsTo enhance international cooperation in cybercrime investigations
harmonize national laws on cybercrime
improve investigative techniques for cybercrime
alsoAppliesTo electronic evidence in criminal proceedings
appliesTo offences committed via computer systems
offences committed via the internet
containsPart international cooperation provisions
procedural law provisions
substantive criminal law provisions
criminalizes computer-related forgery
computer-related fraud
copyright and related rights infringements via computer systems
data interference
illegal access to computer systems
illegal interception of computer data
misuse of devices for committing cybercrime
offences related to child pornography
system interference
depository Secretary General of the Council of Europe
draftedBy Council of Europe
Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Crime in Cyberspace
enteredIntoForceOn 2004-07-01
geographicalScope Council of Europe member states and other acceding states
hasAdditionalProtocol Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
hasSecondAdditionalProtocol Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of electronic evidence
language English
French
officialName Convention on Cybercrime self-link
openedForSignatureAt Budapest
openedForSignatureOn 2001-11-23
promotes extradition for cybercrime offences
mutual legal assistance in cybercrime cases
providesFor expedited preservation and partial disclosure of traffic data
expedited preservation of stored computer data
interception of content data
production orders for computer data
real-time collection of traffic data
search and seizure of stored computer data
relatedTo international human rights standards on privacy and data protection
requires states to establish jurisdiction over certain cybercrimes
shortName Budapest Convention
Budapest Convention
surface form: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
signedIn Hungary
subject computer crime
cybercrime
electronic evidence
international criminal cooperation

Referenced by (4)

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Council of Europe hasInstrument Convention on Cybercrime
CoE hasTreaty Convention on Cybercrime
subject surface form: Council of Europe
Council of Europe (Strasbourg) keyDocument Convention on Cybercrime
subject surface form: Council of Europe
Convention on Cybercrime officialName Convention on Cybercrime self-link