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Council of Europe AI Convention
Council of Europe · Strasbourg, EU · effective Opened for signature Sep 2024
The first binding international AI treaty — human rights, democracy and rule of law. Signed by EU, UK, US, and others; becomes law domestically as Parties ratify.
Your Council assistant — do it all here
You are interacting with an AI system.
Who must comply
- ▸States that ratify (then their public & private actors via domestic law)
Penalties
Enforced via each Party's domestic law once ratified.
Key obligations
Human dignity & autonomy
Protect fundamental rights across the AI lifecycle.
Transparency & oversight
Identifiability of AI and meaningful oversight.
Accountability & remedies
Responsibility for harms and effective remedies.
Equality & privacy
Non-discrimination and personal-data protection.
Sectors in scope
GovernmentJustice / law enforcementAll rights-affecting AI
Threats & cybersecurity it addresses
Rights-violating automationDemocratic manipulationDiscriminatory systems
Crosswalks — comply once, cover many
CSOAI Layer 0 mapping
Charter Art. 1, 17, 22, 24, 39
Governed MCP tools — open source, pip/npx install