UN General Assembly adopts Cybercrime Treaty

The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.

Treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and protecting societies from digital threats.

It is a Legally binding treaty.

It will enter into force 90 days after being ratified by the 40th signatory.

Extracts from the treaty text:

The purposes of this Convention are to:

(a) Promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat cybercrime more efficiently and effectively; 

(b) Promote, facilitate and strengthen international cooperation in preventing and combating cybercrime; and 

(c) Promote, facilitate and support technical assistance and capacity-building to prevent and combat cybercrime, in particular for the benefit of developing countries.

Scope of application:

(a) The prevention, investigation and prosecution of the criminal offences established in accordance with this Convention, including the freezing, seizure, confiscation and return of the proceeds from such offences; 

(b) The collecting, obtaining, preserving and sharing of evidence in electronic form for the purpose of criminal investigations or proceedings, as provided for in articles 23 and 35 of this Convention.

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