![]() Such offenses include fraud, forgery, child sexual abuse, and related crimes. when the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in crimes, by facilitating the reach of the crime or speeding it up. However, many states wish to go further and cover “cyber-enabled” crimes, i.e. States expressed broad support to include “core cyber crimes,” such as illegally gaining access to, intercepting, or interfering with computer data and systems. There is no commonly agreed definition of “cybercrime,” something that was glaringly obvious from debates at the first session. There is significant disagreement on the scope of the future treaty, in particular what conduct it should aim to cover. As such, it provided a valuable view into where states stand on the potential treaty, what it may aim to achieve, and its political viability. The main purpose of the first session was to debate the objectives and scope of the proposed treaty, how it would be structured, and the key elements it would contain. ![]() In the meantime, States, CSOs and other stakeholders just submitted their written views on some of the most consequential chapters of the treaty, and those bear close examination as well. members) initially opposed the treaty, those same States are actively participating in negotiations, with some even taking up leadership roles. While many States (nearly a third of U.N. Our concerns about the treaty predate the first session, and some of these concerns were confirmed by statements made by various States and civil society organizations (CSOs) during the session. In what are sure to be contentious negotiations over the next two years, government officials will meet several more times, with the goal of completing a global agreement by early 2024 that aims to facilitate international cooperation and coordination on cybercrime. More than two years after its establishment, the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes (hereinafter the Ad Hoc Committee) held its first substantive session. The same day that the United Nations General Assembly convened an emergency special session to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early March, a very different set of negotiations was underway in another U.N. By Tomaso Falchetta, Deborah Brown and Katitza Rodriguez
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