# Council of Europe adopts the first binding international treaty on AI

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2024-05-17
- **Jurisdiction**: Council of Europe
- **Instrument**: Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225)
- **Impact level**: High
- **Status after the change**: Adopted

## What changed

The Committee of Ministers adopted the Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS 225); it opened for signature on 5 September 2024 with the EU, UK, US and others signing.

## What it means in practice

Ratifying states must ensure AI activities respect human rights, with risk and impact assessment and remedies; companies feel it through national implementation.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-05-17-council-of-europe-ai-convention-adopted
- **Official source**: https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=225
- **Source document**: Framework Convention on AI (CETS No. 225)
- **Published by**: Council of Europe
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: AI Policy Tracker (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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