Main legislative act that you will use for your research: Council of

Main legislative act that you will use for your research:

Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime “The Budapest Convention”

Draft of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes

Research question:

Does the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty and the Budapest Convention impact human rights and is it effective?

Will the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty potentially supplement the shortcomings of the Budapest Convention?

Planned approach to research (methodology):

Through the comparative and doctrinal methodology, the research will encompass the discourse on cybersecurity and human rights issues by assessing legislation, most notably the Budapest Convention as well as the draft UN Cybercrime Treaty to give an analytical comparison. Given the relevance of the UN’s timeline for narrowing in on the adoption of the Cybercrime Treaty, as the negotiations unfold, the research will extend beyond the legal sphere by considering critical articles that provide political perspectives of the UN’s discussion. Where applicable, case law on the given dilemma of human rights will complement the research to highlight the arguments on the conflicting debate of codifying cybercrimes. A critical analysis will be conducted throughout each chapter.

Initial structure:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Codifying cybercrime and human rights 1.1.The evolution of cybercrime in the 21st century 1.2. Human rights in the digital age

Chapter 2: The UN Cybercrime Treaty 2.1. Definitions and purpose

2.2. Battle of negotiations at UN

Chapter 3: Balancing human rights and countering cybercrime 3.1. Human rights vs. Cybersecurity
3.2. Implications

Chapter 4: The Budapest Convention
4.1. Out with the old in with the new? 4.2. Strengths and weaknesses

Conclusion