From the ABA Cybercrime Committee of the Criminal Justice Convention
“Please see attached abstract and registration information for a webinar our committee is putting on with the Cybercrime Committee of the Criminal Justice Section on the newly adopted UN Cybercrime Convention: Overview & Impact. I hope you will be able to attend. Please feel free to share the abstract with others or post it online!”
WEBINAR:
UN Convention on Cybercrime: Overview & Impact
February 13, 2025
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Eastern via Zoom
On December 24, 2024, the United Nations adopted the UN Convention Against Cybercrime, the first international criminal justice treaty to have been negotiated in more than 20 years. The Convention was adopted without a vote by the 193-member General Assembly. The U.S. expressed its concern that the Convention could be misused by some signatories to facilitate bad acts, including human rights abuses. It is also important to understand how this new Convention will dovetail with the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), which 78 countries, including the U.S., have signed and ratified.
This webinar will explain the key provisions of the UN Convention Against Cybercrime, discuss how it will expand harmonization, address differences with the Budapest Convention, and note gaps and provisions of concern. Panelists include:
Moderator: Jody Westby, CEO, Global Cyber Risk LLC, Co-Chair, ABA Privacy &
Computer Crime Committee (Science & Technology Law Section) and Co-Chair, ABA
Cybercrime Committee (Criminal Justice Section)
Matthew Esworthy, Partner, Bowie & Jensen LLC, Co-Chair, ABA Cybercrime
Committee (Criminal Justice Section)
Ronald E. Plesco, Jr., Partner, DLA Piper
Alexander Seger, Head of Cybercrime Division, Council of Europe
ABA Members: $25 (SciTech & Criminal Justice Members: $15)
Non-ABA Members: $35
REGISTER HERE.