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Q13. Consider the following statement/s with reference to Budapest Convention
1. Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is the first international treaty seeking to address Internet and computer crime by harmonizing national laws, improving investigative techniques, and increasing cooperation among nations
2. Important countries like Brazil and India have declined to adopt the Convention on the grounds that they did not participate in its drafting.
Choose the correct statement/s from the codes given below

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a) 1 only
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b) 2 only
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c) Both 1 and 2
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d) Neither 1 nor 2
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The correct option is C c) Both 1 and 2

Budapest Convention
1. The Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is the first international treaty seeking to address Internet and computer crime by harmonizing national laws, improving investigative techniques, and increasing cooperation among nations
2. It was drawn up by the Council of Europ
3. The Convention is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing particularly with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography, hate crimes, and violations of network security
4. It also provides procedural law tools to make investigation of cybercrime and securing of e-evidence in relation to any crime more effective
5. The convention allows international police and judicial cooperation on cybercrime and e-evidenc
6. The Convention has 56 members, including the US and the UK.
7. Since it entered into force, important countries like Brazil and India have declined to adopt the Convention on the grounds that they did not participate in its drafting.
8.
Russia opposes the Convention, stating that adoption would violate Russian sovereignty, and has usually refused to cooperate in law enforcement investigations relating to cybercrime.


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