31. In each Force there is a sectors responsible for the continuous review of military doctrines, which includes the need to assess the legality of new methods and means of warfare. Responses to Document CCW/GGE/X/WG.1/WP.2, Entitled IHL and ERW, Dated 8 March 2005: Response from Brazil (12 September 2005) CCW/GGE/XII/WG.1/WP.1 and Correction (6 October 2005) …
Others appreciate the exchange and deepening of discussions on the challenges ahead, but do not readily accept that LAWS exist, or that entirely autonomous weapons systems will ever exit, because there will always be some degree of human oversight. They believe national assessments under Article 36 of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions suffice, though …
Brazil acknowledges the importance of weapons reviews in order to support compliance with IHL in the use of novel weapons systems, both under Article 36 of Protocol II [sic!] to the Geneva Conventions and as a corollary of customary international law. Statement by Brazil under agenda item 5(a): an exploration of the potential challenges (26 …
… according to AP I, States have an obligation, “in the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a new weapon, means or method of warfare,” to “determine whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances,” be prohibited.40 This norm, although being less strict than some States wished during the negotiations of AP I,41 already …
2. … Brazil would like to put forward four paths of action to build upon the guiding principles and fulfill the mandate of the GGE. The four paths, and its working methodology, are based on a “bottom-up” approach that benefits from domestic advancements in policies and legislations, networking of experts, multi-stakeholder approach, and international cooperation. …
IV. Weapons Reviews Weapons reviews, including art. 36 reviews, will continue to play an important role in weapons development. In the evaluation of weapons systems based on emerging technologies in the area of LAWS, key challenges in the regulation and the nature of the systems should be considered, through a regular evaluation process, which should …
Recommendations towards a normative framework 11. In the study, development, acquisition or adoption of any AWS, States must be able to determine whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances, be prohibited by IHL or any other applicable rule of international law. It is to be noted, that review of weapons, involving techniques or …
Therefore, it should be in the interest of States and private companies to draw clear standards, in order to avoid exposure to legal risk as a consequence of violations of IHL committed with the use of AWS that they have developed, produced, acquired or deployed. Brazil’s Submission on Autonomous Weapons Systems in Response to the …
