Ten must-see films and series for IHL buffs
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Expert Meeting: Autonomous Weapon Systems, Technical, Military, Legal and Humanitarian Aspects
… convened an international expert meeting on autonomous weapon systems from 26 to 28 March 2014. It … of the particular issues raised by autonomous weapon systems. The ICRC has …
Fifth Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively … years, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) has been a cornerstone of … work undertaken in the last three years on autonomous weapon systems and to place it in …
Meeting of the State Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons – Statement of the ICRC
… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively … years, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) has been a cornerstone of … work undertaken in the last three years on autonomous weapon systems and to place it in …
ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
… the ground, in particular by those who bear weapons. Here again, you as parliamentarians, … armed drones and robots (which include autonomous weapons). While there can be no … That will have to be determined by States. Autonomous weapons During the past 15 years, …
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… in discussions on the IHL aspects of autonomous weapons and cyberwarfare. • The Indonesian Red …
Impact of new technologies and weapons on international humanitarian law
… humanitarian law, its applicability to new weapons, means and methods of warfare and the influence of remote-controlled and autonomous weapon systems on international humanitarian …
Russian Federation: "The future is here, and it is not looking good to me"
… such as applying IHL to cyber operations, weapons selection, as well as technical, … it will become possible to manufacture fully autonomous drones. In that case, there will be …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC activities in 2015
… Western Highlands, Eastern Highlands and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville; • worked … with local communities, stakeholders and weapons bearers. • Supporting access to health …
Autonomous weapons systems: Profound implications for the future of warfare
… Lawand presented the ICRC's views on autonomous weapon systems, i.e. weapons that can select … notably robotic weapons including drones and autonomous weapons systems (AWS) has presented …
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