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Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime

… all ages as well as millennials believe that autonomous weapons and drones – those not … millennials (23 per cent) believe that if autonomous weapons and drones replace human … (36 per cent) of millennials believe that autonomous drones and robots – those not …

News release

International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… * Lawfully using autonomous weapon technologies Jonathan Kwik. - The Hague … the Conventional Weapons Convention : lethal autonomous weapons Agnieszka Szpak. - In: …

Law and policy topic

Thailand: Asia-Pacific Symposium discusses IHL and new technologies of warfare

… operations , artificial intelligence (AI) , autonomous weapon systems (AWS) and military operations in … in discussions on AI, cyber operations, autonomous weapons and space warfare at the …

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Asia-Pacific Symposium in Thailand discusses IHL and new technologies of warfare

Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law

… Cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the use of explosive … include: Nuclear weapons Cyber warfare Autonomous weapons The Arms Trade Treaty: …

Event

ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"

… are not prohibited under IHL. But like any weapon, they must be used in full compliance … with another deeply concerning development: autonomous weapons systems .   These weapons … should be banned under international law.  Autonomous weapons systems that function in a …

Statement
The ICRC president in the 11th HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on IHL.

2024 ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

… operations and other digital threats ; autonomous weapon systems ; artificial intelligence in …

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An ICRC weapons contamination specialist talks to a Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff member during an explosive ordnance disposal training session. Ammar Saboh/ICRC

Winners of third Arabic writing competition on 70th anniversary of Geneva Conventions

… entitled “Legal Review of the Lethal Autonomous Weapon System”   On the other hand, the ICRC is …

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Experience of traineeships - Ellen Nohle

… legal issues relating to weapons, such as autonomous weapon systems and explosive weapons in …

Article

Rules for the ages? London debate sets out challenges facing IHL

… with the advent of new technology such as autonomous weapons . For the ICRC, a weapon system that is able to make a 'decision' …

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Republic of Korea: Preserving humanity in war by upholding the Geneva Conventions

… with IHL, and we must develop new limits on autonomous weapons systems. Without new legal constraints, autonomous weapons may operate with little …

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Balthasar Staehelin - the personal envoy of the ICRC president to China and head of the Regional Delegation for East Asia – speaks at the War Memorial of Korea on 10 September, 2024 in Seoul. He was attending an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions and inaugurate the “Digital Dilemmas-Civilians at Heart” exhibition on Geneva Conventions and Digital Dilemmas. Photo by Ha Yong Sik and ICRC

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