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- 1 2 "Frequently asked questions and answers Council of Europe Convention on cybercrime". United States Department of Justice. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems on the Council of Europe web site
- 1 2 [https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=signatures-by-treaty&treatynum=189 Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 189 ] on the Council of Europe web site
- ↑ Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Archived 9 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine by the United States Department of Justice. Last update 10 November 2003
- 1 2 Explanatory Report on the additional protocol to the convention on cybercrime
- ↑ "Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (Chart of signatures and ratifications) Status as of: 28/8/2011". Council of Europe website. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
