Implementation of the Budapest Convention --- On the other hand, these 60+ countries that have signed the Budapest Convention have also benefited from the Council of Europe training for law enforcement on how to put the convention to practice, how to harmonise their laws, etc.

In many cases, international agreements get signed by majority of states, but never get implemented in practice (as many countries don't have resources or skills, or just don't prioritise those agreements).

In case we end up with the new global convention, it would be of utmost importance that it gets implemented, and that countries devote resources and obtain skills for that. In this regards, the more elements of the Budapest Convention we see in the possible global treaty, the easier it may get for the implementation since many countries are on that track already.

In the meantime, of course, it would be good to see more countries sign the Budapest Convention and starts working, while the global negotiations are on.

Source author: Vladimir Radunovic vladar@diplomacy.edu