§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assessment, if any, they have made of whether the draft Council of Europe Cybercrime Treaty is fully consistent with the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [HL143]
§ Lord Bassam of Brighton:The Government have taken due regard of the requirements of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights throughout the negotiations on the draft Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention. The preamble to the Convention makes it clear that the Contracting Parties to the Convention must ensure a proper balance between the interests of law enforcement and respect for fundamental human rights, as enshrined in both the 1950 Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the 1966 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Government believe that this balance has been achieved.