ICRC Legal Adviser Netta Goussac talks about new technologies and IHL
… control over and the accountability gap with autonomous weapon systems. …
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Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
… newly formed HDA was able to acquire advanced weapons from abroad through Hakova’s ports in … this amendment, Hakova was referred to as an autonomous region of the Boubhan State. The … led by Ombri veterans, and obtained light weapons including assault rifles, grenades and …
Expert Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
… the Group of Governmental Experts on "Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems". With the High Contracting … of human control required in the use of autonomous weapon systems – broadly defined as …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2017
… achievements in efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction, and major … the challenges for IHL compliance raised by autonomous weapon systems and cyber … three years, CCW expert meetings on “lethal” autonomous weapon systems have identified many …
Talking about the laws of war in a peaceful Pacific
… decades both the Solomon Islands and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville have … the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This landmark international agreement … stockpiling, use or threat to use nuclear weapons is completely unacceptable. "This as …
Autonomous Weapon Systems: Implications of Increasing Autonomy in the Critical Functions of Weapons
… The development of autonomous weapon systems -- that is, weapons that are … weapons and the use of force.\r\nDebates on autonomous weapon systems have expanded …
Current issues in IHL- interview with Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC
… use and methods of warfare, and the types of weapons to be used. So it is very important … area of new technologies too, cyber warfare, autonomous weapons, and even outer space law, we really …
Views of the ICRC on autonomous weapon systems
… Views on autonomous weapon systems, including those of the ICRC, … paper highlights some of the key issues on autonomous weapon systems from the perspective …
Experience of traineeships - Ellen Nohle
… I worked on various legal issues relating to weapons, such as autonomous weapon systems and explosive weapons in …
Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination
… natural reluctance of soldiers to use their weapons on the battlefield has also been … 96, No 894, 2014, 427-434, p. 433; ICRC, ‘Autonomous weapon systems: Is it morally … at: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/lethal-autonomousweapons-systems-LAWS (consulted on …
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