What are the benefits and impact of the Convention on Cybercrime?

The Budapest Convention is more than a legal document; it is a framework that permits hundreds of practitioners from Parties to share experience and create relationships that facilitate cooperation in specific cases, including in emergency situations, beyond the specific provisions foreseen in this Convention.

Any country may make use of the Budapest Convention as a guideline, check list or model law. Furthermore, becoming a Party to this treaty entails additional advantages. 

• Consult the Leaflet on the Budapest Convention benefits [ EN / FR / ESP ] - (Latest update: June 2024)
• Read the full report: The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime: benefits and impact in practice [ EN / FR ].

  Who are the Parties to the Budapest Convention?

Any State may accede to the Convention under the procedure set out in Article 37.

Once a (draft) law is available that indicates that a State already has implemented or is likely to implement the provisions of the Budapest Convention in domestic law, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (or another authorised representative) would send a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe stating the interest of his or her State to accede to the Budapest Convention. Once there is agreement among the current Parties to the Convention, the State would be invited to accede.
Find out below who are the current Parties, signatories and countries that have been invited to accede.