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.
Mapping out the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime - Parties
Find out below which countries have signed or ratified the Convention, or see the full list of signatures and ratifications on the Treaty Office page.
Mapping out the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime - Signatories or Invited to accede
Find out below which countries have signed or invited to acceded the Convention, or see the full list of signatures and ratifications on the Treaty Office page.
Texts of the Budapest Convention, Protocols and Guidance Notes
Budapest Convention
Convention
- Everything you need to know about the Budapest Convention
- Official text of the Convention on Cybercrime
[ EN / FR ] - Read the Explanatory report of the Convention on Cybercrime
Protocols of the Budapest Convention
First Protocol
- Everything you need to know about the Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
- Read the Protocol on Xenophia and Racism
- Read its Explanatory Report
Second Additional Protocol
- Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (provisional version as approved by the Committee of Ministers)
Guidance Notes
Guidance Notes
Translation of the Budapest Convention, Explanatory Report and Protocols
Budapest Convention and Explanatory Report
Budapest Convention
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Explanatory Report
1st Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
2nd Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention
The 2nd Additional Protocol is expected to be adopted in May 2022.
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Becoming a Party 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.
If you wish to know more about the procedure, please contact our Secretariat:
24/7 Network
The Council of Europe supports the functioning of the 24/7 Network established according to Article 35 of the Budapest Convention as a tool for expedited international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
How does the Network function in practice and who are its members?
Argentina
Australia
Costa Rica
Benin
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Guatemala
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niger