This specialized judicial training on International Cooperation seeks to discuss the importance of cooperation and coordination amongst different jurisdictions in combatting cybercrime and in the acquisition of digital evidence. The primary purpose of international cooperation in cybercrime investigations and proceedings is the preservation and production of admissible and reliable evidence that can be used in pre-trial and trial proceedings in criminal cases.

Electronic evidence in cases of offences against and by means of information technology is usually difficult to collect and relatively volatile. It is therefore crucial that, in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating on cybercrime and cybercrime related cases that parties to the Budapest Convention are prepared to employ a variety of international cooperation modalities available under the Convention in an efficient and timely manner.