Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
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The Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism is an international legal instrument to the Convention on Cybercrime that requires states to criminalize racist and xenophobic acts carried out via computer systems.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Council of Europe treaty
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international legal instrument ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
harmonise criminal law provisions on racist and xenophobic acts committed via computer systems
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improve international cooperation in combating online racism and xenophobia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on Xenophobia and Racism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
international cooperation in criminal matters
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jurisdiction over offences committed via computer systems ⓘ procedural law measures for investigation of racist and xenophobic offences online ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary General of the Council of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criminal law responses to online hate
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use of computer systems for dissemination of racist and xenophobic material ⓘ |
| fullName | Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | primarily Council of Europe member states, open to others under conditions ⓘ |
| languageVersions |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | public international law ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding international treaty for ratifying states ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force for states that have ratified it ⓘ |
| linkedToTreaty | Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWithin | Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Criminalisation of Acts of a Racist or Xenophobic Nature committed through Computer Networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openForSignatureDate | 2003-01-28 ⓘ |
| openForSignaturePlace | Strasbourg, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Convention on Cybercrime framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| requiresBalancingWith | freedom of expression and other human rights as protected under applicable international instruments ⓘ |
| requiresCriminalisationOf |
denial, gross minimisation, approval or justification of genocide or crimes against humanity through computer systems, subject to conditions
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dissemination of racist and xenophobic material through computer systems ⓘ racist acts committed through computer systems ⓘ racist and xenophobic motivated insults through computer systems ⓘ racist and xenophobic motivated threats through computer systems ⓘ xenophobic acts committed through computer systems ⓘ |
| requiresStatesTo | adopt legislative and other measures necessary to establish offences under domestic law ⓘ |
| shortName | Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cybercrime
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racism ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| treatySeries | Council of Europe Treaty Series No. 189 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOffencesCovered | content-related cybercrime ⓘ |
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