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--- law:un:cybercrime_convention [2026/09/27 18:20] – Entry created (draft) lfpo
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-====== United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes ======
+====== UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024) ======
-//Draft – editorial review pending. As of 27 September 2026.//
+//As of 30 September 2026. Information only, not legal advice – see the [[about:disclaimer|disclaimer]].//
+^ Full title | United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes |
 ^ Type | Treaty |
 ^ Adopted by | UN General Assembly (resolution 79/243), on the basis of a text agreed by the Ad Hoc Committee on cybercrime |
 ^ Adopted | 24 December 2024; opened for signature in Hanoi on 25 October 2025 |
-^ Legal status | Not yet in force. Enters into force on the ninetieth day after deposit of the fortieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (Art. 65). 71 States and the European Union signed at the Hanoi ceremony (25–26 October 2025); open for signature at UN Headquarters until 31 December 2026. Current number of signatories and parties: [to be verified against the UN Treaty Collection] (secondary sources reported 76 signatories and 3 ratifications as of May 2026 [to be verified]) |
+^ Legal status | Not yet in force. Enters into force on the ninetieth day after deposit of the fortieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (Art. 65). 71 States and the European Union signed at the Hanoi ceremony (25–26 October 2025); open for signature at UN Headquarters until 31 December 2026. As of late September 2026, the depositary records 95 signatories (including the European Union) and 3 States parties (Qatar, Azerbaijan, Viet Nam) (UN Treaty Collection, Chapter XVIII-16) |
 ^ Official text | [[https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?mtdsg_no=XVIII-16&chapter=18&clang=_en|UN Treaty Collection – Chapter XVIII-16]] · [[https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/cybercrime/convention/home.html|UNODC – Convention page]] |
-^ Matrix position | syntactic · international order |
+^ Subject area | Cybersecurity, cybercrime and critical infrastructure |
 ===== Overview =====
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   * 2024-12-24: Adopted by the UN General Assembly, resolution 79/243 (UNODC).
   * 2025-10-25/26: Signing ceremony in Hanoi; 71 States and the European Union signed (UN Office of Legal Affairs).
-  * 2025–2026: First ratifications deposited; secondary sources list Azerbaijan, Qatar and Viet Nam [to be verified against the UN Treaty Collection].
+  * 2026-02-04: Qatar deposits the first instrument of ratification, with reservations to Arts 14–16 and a declaration that it does not consider itself bound by Art. 63(2) (dispute settlement) (depositary notification C.N.83.2026.TREATIES-XVIII.16).
+  * 2026-04-15 and 2026-04-17: Azerbaijan and Viet Nam deposit instruments of ratification (UN Treaty Collection, Chapter XVIII-16).
+  * 2026-03 to 2026-09: Further signatures at UN Headquarters, including Tajikistan (17 March 2026), Germany (1 June 2026), Canada (16 July 2026) and Panama (30 July 2026), and a number of States in September 2026 (depositary notifications; UN Treaty Collection).
   * 2026-12-31: Scheduled end of the period for signature at UN Headquarters (UN Office of Legal Affairs).
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   * [[https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/cybercrime/convention/home.html|UNODC – United Nations Convention against Cybercrime]], accessed 2026-09-27
   * [[https://www.un.org/ola/en/news/united-nations-convention-against-cybercrime-opens-signature-hanoi|UN Office of Legal Affairs – The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime opens for signature in Hanoi]], accessed 2026-09-27
-  * [[https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?mtdsg_no=XVIII-16&chapter=18&clang=_en|UN Treaty Collection – Status, Chapter XVIII-16]], accessed 2026-09-27 (page not retrievable at time of drafting)
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?mtdsg_no=XVIII-16&chapter=18&clang=_en|UN Treaty Collection – Status, Chapter XVIII-16]], accessed 2026-09-30
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/MTDSG/Volume%20II/Chapter%20XVIII/XVIII-16.en.pdf|UN Treaty Collection – Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, Chapter XVIII-16 (status, PDF)]], accessed 2026-09-30
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2026/CN.83.2026-Eng.pdf|Depositary notification C.N.83.2026 – Qatar: ratification]], accessed 2026-09-30
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2026/CN.182.2026-Eng.pdf|Depositary notification C.N.182.2026 – Germany: signature]], accessed 2026-09-30
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2026/CN.280.2026-Eng.pdf|Depositary notification C.N.280.2026 – Canada: signature]], accessed 2026-09-30
+  * [[https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2026/CN.290.2026-Eng.pdf|Depositary notification C.N.290.2026 – Panama: signature]], accessed 2026-09-30
   * [[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/10/13/fighting-cybercrime-eu-to-sign-un-convention-on-cybercrime/|Council of the EU – EU to sign UN Convention on cybercrime (13 October 2025)]], accessed 2026-09-27
   * [[https://www.eeas.europa.eu/hanoiconvention-eudeclaration_en|EEAS – Declaration, UN Convention against Cybercrime]], accessed 2026-09-27
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 ===== Change log =====
   * 2026-09-27: Entry created (draft).
+  * 2026-09-30: Entry reviewed and finalised.