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The International Committee of the Red Cross as guardian of international humanitarian law

… territories occupied by Israel and for the autonomous Palestinian territories and their … restricting the use of certain conventional weapons. Protocol I of 1977 reaffirmed and … principles and rules governing the use of weapons, but precise prohibitions and …

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Autonomous weapons

Autonomous weapons are not a work of science fiction from … decisions. This video shows the dangers of autonomous weapons – and what must be done to avert them. …

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Northrop Grumman personnel conduct preoperational tests on a U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator aircraft.

Weapons and disarmament

… and prohibits or restricts the use of certain weapons. The ICRC plays a leading role in the … and international security ICRC position on autonomous weapons From the International … the legal implications of increasingly autonomous military systems The future of …

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Container holding a range of grenades, submunitions and other recovered unexploded ordnance in Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan.

Conventional weapons

… or restricts certain types of conventional weapons to protect civilians from their … blog Three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of IHL Autonomous Weapons Systems: When is the right …

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Legal review of weapons

… humanitarian law limits both the choice of weapons and the means and methods of warfare. … considerations, and the implications of autonomous and AI-driven weapon systems. Read … and international human rights law On banning autonomous weapon systems: human rights, …

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Deactivated cluster sub-munition in South Lebanon, Sadikine village.

Dialogue with weapon bearers

… It is those who carry weapons who can kill – and be killed. It is … ICRC therefore maintains a dialogue with all weapon bearers, State and non-State, as part … such as artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons have brought new challenges …

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An ICRC staff member in dialogue with an individual about the principles of international humanitarian law.

New technologies and warfare

… rules? When developing or acquiring any new weapon, means or method of warfare, it is … impact. Highlights ICRC position on autonomous weapon systems/en/document/icrc-position-autonomous-weapon-systems Call to governments: …

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A robot used in war at the foreground while children look on in the background.

Artificial intelligence

… Experience the event What are the dangers of autonomous weapons? We must keep control over … decisions. This video shows the dangers of autonomous weapons – and what must be done to …

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A still from ICRC's video "What are the dangers of autonomous weapons?".

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.