Masterclass on Cybercrime and the Limits of Mutual Legal Assistance Held at UWED

On October 19, 2026, a masterclass titled “Cybercrime and the Limits of Mutual Legal Assistance: Reforming International Cooperation under the Budapest Convention and the UN Cybercrime Convention” was organized for 4th-year students. The session was conducted by Nugman Nugmanov, a professor in the Department of International Law and Public Law Disciplines at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED), and Naeem AllahRakha an associate professor from a Pakistani law school and the Department of Cyber ​​Law at Tashkent State University of Law.

During the masterclass, the evolution of cybercrime was explored, alongside the structure of traditional Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA). The discussion covered issues of scope, jurisdiction, mutual legal assistance, and legal regulation within the Budapest Convention and the UN Convention on Cybercrime, as well as an analysis of competing models of international cooperation.

The expert focused on the legislative frameworks of Uzbekistan, Japan, Jamaica, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Detailed information was provided regarding the 2025 Convention on Cybercrime, as well as stricter regulations concerning artificial intelligence, “deepfakes” and digital identification.

The event took place in a constructive atmosphere, and students received answers to the questions they were interested in.