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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 …

Law and policy topic

Australia: Crossing the Rubicon - the path to offensive autonomous weapons

… moral implications of the use of offensive autonomous weapons systems, led by Professor … u-college-law/crossing-rubicon-path-offensive-autonomous-weapons Bio -  Professor Chris Jenks …

Event

Peter Maurer: "Autonomous weapon systems raise ethical concerns for society"

… and legally binding boundaries to prohibit autonomous weapons systems that are … During eight years of CCW discussions on autonomous weapon systems, our understanding of the risks …

Statement

Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility

… read at the Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from … this third CCW Meeting of Experts on "Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems". Discussions at the previous …

Law and policy topic

Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?

… 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 for human …

Law and policy topic

India’s Expertise and Influence Essential to Address Challenges of Autonomous Weapons

… for addressing the urgent challenges of autonomous weapons. He underlined the need for … out three aspects of the challenge of autonomous weapons: legality, operational … point about the significance of taking an autonomous humanitarian pause, illustrating it …

Video

Autonomous weapons: States must agree on what human control means in practice

… 20-11-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Should a weapon system be able to make its own … significant interest in increasingly autonomous weapons, there is a growing risk … arms issues, can provide more information on autonomous weapons.   For further information, …

News release

Regulating autonomous weapons: “The Caribbean States have an important role to play”

… CARICOM Conference on The Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons, Port of Spain, Trinidad and … CARICOM Conference: The Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons. The International Committee … to conflicts around the world, we see that weapon systems with increasingly autonomous

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Autonomous weapons: The ICRC remains confident that states will adopt new rules

… of Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on … The expanding development and use of autonomous weapon systems bring this purpose into sharp …

Statement

Autonomous weapons: ICRC urges states to launch negotiations for new legally binding rules

… the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems of the Convention on Certain … prohibitions and limitations related to autonomous weapon systems. While this structure …

Statement

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