… prohibiting or limiting the use of certain weapons, is a fundamental responsibility of … of the earliest IHL treaties to prohibit a weapon: the Saint Petersburg Declaration of … CCW Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, which took place …
… urban areas, and when high powered explosive weapons are used, large numbers of civilians … is the application of technology to weapons. Autonomous weapons, AI and machine learning … limits. Governments defining the limits for autonomous weapon systems, need to ensure …
… delivered presentations on the latest lethal autonomous weapons systems and the threat of cyber … delivered presentations on the latest lethal autonomous weapons systems and the threat of …
… of Distinction in Modern Warfare: Targeting, Weapons, and Precautions in Attack”, in L. … Jeroen van den Boogaard, “Proportionality and Autonomous Weapons Systems”, Amsterdam Law … by the drafters, such as applying IHL to autonomous weapons, a dynamic interpretation …
… discussions on migration, counter-terrorism, weapons, internal displacement, and IHL in … IHL 21 SESSION 7: New Developments on IHL and Weapons 23 Arms Trade Treaty and ECOWAS … Red Cross as a voluntary relief society, autonomous and auxiliary to public authorities …
… alliances are changing quickly, and weapons are easily available and are being … a new arms race involving the rise of lethal autonomous weapons. The ICRC is concerned … about the serious risks posed by increasingly autonomous weapon systems, which are enabled …
… with urban warfare: cyber capabilities, autonomous weapon systems and human modification …
… Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, statement of the … the Group of Governmental Experts on “Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems”. The ICRC wishes …
… needs of civilians; easily available weapons as a result of irresponsible transfers … all parties to avoid the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area in densely … cause catastrophe tomorrow, including fully autonomous combat robots and laser weapons. …
… on the legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a … ethical aspects. This report - "Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
