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Artificial intelligence and machine learning in armed conflict: A human-centred approach

… in relation to: increasing autonomy of weapon systems and other unmanned systems; new … surveillance or targeting. For the ICRC, autonomous weapon systems – weapon systems … (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 25–29 …

Law and policy topic

The potential human cost of cyber operations

… to those that may exist with regard to weapons proliferation or the proliferation of … are becoming connected to some degree. In autonomous cars, software will be doing what … (i.e. worms) – may be designed to operate autonomously and to replicate themselves. …

Law and policy topic

Communities need space to protect themselves and States must be proactive in granting it

… applying highest standards of precaution in weapons transfers; By setting up clear … to avoid and negotiating directly with weapons bearers. Connectivity has strengthened … can themselves approach authorities in a more autonomous way. Additionally, the ICRC is …

Statement

Mexico Annual Report 2019

… always be by public servants and abuses by weapon bearers operating migration. As a … circles, a team was set up at the National Autonomous University of Mexico to take part …

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Changing world, unchanged protection? 70 years of the Geneva Conventions

… of chains of command and an unchecked flow of weapons. As the trend towards allied and … the ICRC has observed the suffering caused by weapons and certain tactics of warfare and has … in cyberspace, and new ways to fight, such as autonomous weapons systems and remote …

Statement

National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law: Guidelines for Success

… or prohibition of specific types of weapons and methods of warfare. For IHL rules … casualties of war (particularly victims of weapons of mass destruction). The national IHL … National human rights institutions have an autonomous and independent status not only …

Law and policy topic

Conduct of hostilities: Challenges in today’s armed conflicts

… harm mitigation, and advises governments and weapon bearers on civilian protection during … 11–23. Laurent Gisel, "The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the … Jeroen Van den Boogaard, "Proportionality and autonomous weapons systems", Journal of …

Law and policy topic

Gilles Carbonnier visits India, 7-11 January 2019

… to adopt a human-centred approach to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and AI-powered military … followed by a joint AALCO-ICRC seminar on 'Autonomous Weapon Systems, Artificial …

Article

South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment

… among the authorities, armed forces and other weapon bearers. It works with and supports the … well as essential hospital support services. Weapon wounded patients or other trauma cases … the CPA, from 2005-2011, South Sudan was an autonomous region within Sudan. South Sudan is …

Publication

Voices from Within: A decade of questions racing through the minds of war surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa

… of Yasser (11), who got injured in a chemical weapon attack in East Mosul. Yasser′s father … the choice must be made between setting up an autonomous surgical unit or working with … the choice must be made between setting up an autonomous surgical unit or working with …

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