Summary
On 27 February 2025, Liechtenstein signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Strasbourg. Ratification is under examination. The Convention is the first binding international AI treaty, establishing requirements for transparency, accountability, non-discrimination, and human rights protection across the AI lifecycle.
Key details
Liechtenstein’s Digital Innovation Unit is leading preparations for transposing the Convention’s obligations into domestic law and for implementing the EU AI Act as an EEA member state. Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland participate in EU AI Board meetings as observers. The EU AI Act’s AI literacy obligation (Article 4) has been in application since 2 February 2025; full applicability is set for 2 August 2026.
The human rights monitoring body Verein für Menschenrechte in Liechtenstein (VMR) has recommended that national AI regulation extend European frameworks to the private sector and national security domain, and place particular emphasis on human rights protection.
Scoring relevance
Dimension 10 — Liechtenstein’s Digital Innovation Unit is named as the coordinating body for AI governance and EEA implementation. It is an advisory and coordination unit, not a statutory regulator with enforcement powers. Score: 1.