… example, carrying or using light individual weapons for self-defence or to defend the … marked with the emblem to carry or hide weapons or soldiers. In Belgium, for example, … Management Agency (NADIMA).232 This is a semi-autonomous body with representatives from …
… conflict and the IHL implications of various weapons (cyber warfare, autonomous weapons systems, etc.). Speakers … and the Law of War (Brussels). 14.40 – 15.00 AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS UNDER INTERNATIONAL …
… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively … Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - The Assembly of States … stressed by some that the distinct and autonomous character of the Meeting of States …
… to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, Statement of the ICRC, Geneva, … work on this issue. The discussions on autonomous weapons systems have demonstrated … report of the ICRC's own Expert Meeting on Autonomous Weapon Systems has now been …
… the use of force. Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of … humanitarian law can be guaranteed. How could autonomous weapon systems, operating … . (Read the Expert meeting report ) What are autonomous weapons? Autonomous weapon systems …
… 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. A summary report …
… controls on the availability of conventional weapons. In addition to prolonging armed … continues to be much debate internationally: autonomous weapons and cyber warfare. It … the international community is paying to autonomous weapon systems , including in the …
… the effects of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas in light of the … such as cyber warfare or the growing use of autonomous weapons in combat situations, elicit debates …
… have spurred the development of increasingly autonomous weapons, the precise delineation between an armed drone and a fully autonomous weapon system (sometimes termed a …
… a joint Conference in Washington DC on autonomous weaponry and armed conflict. The panel … posed by the development of increasingly autonomous weapons systems. Analyzing …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
