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2024

  1. Submission by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and State of Palestine to the Secretary-General

    May 2024State or organisation: ChileState or organisation: ColombiaState or organisation: Costa RicaState or organisation: Dominican RepublicState or organisation: EcuadorState or organisation: El SalvadorState or organisation: GuatemalaState or organisation: KazakhstanState or organisation: NigeriaState or organisation: PanamaState or organisation: PeruState or organisation: PhilippinesState or organisation: Sierra LeoneState or organisation: State of PalestineForum: UNGA Res 78/241

    The draft Protocol includes a preamble and eight (8) articles: (1) General Provisions, (2) Characterization, (3) Prohibitions, (4) Regulations, (5) Review of Weapons, (6) Risk Mitigation, (7) Compliance, and (8) Consultations of High Contracting Parties …. [Annex: CCW/GGE.1/2023/WP.6]

2023

  1. Draft Protocol on Autonomous Weapon Systems (Protocol VI)

    11 May 2023State or organisation: ArgentinaState or organisation: ColombiaState or organisation: Costa RicaState or organisation: EcuadorState or organisation: El SalvadorState or organisation: GuatemalaState or organisation: KazakhstanState or organisation: NigeriaState or organisation: PanamaState or organisation: PeruState or organisation: PhilippinesState or organisation: Sierra LeoneState or organisation: State of PalestineState or organisation: UruguayForum: GGE LAWS 2023

    Article 5: Review of Weapons Sec. 1: Each High Contracting Party shall ensure that weapon systems under development or modification which changes the effects or use of existing weapon systems, including as a result of self-learning processes, must be reviewed to ensure compliance with international …

  2. Statement by Ecuador

    9 March 2023State or organisation: EcuadorForum: GGE LAWS 2023

    … I would like to focus on the first part and the following three questions. The first question is key and the most important word there is the word insure. Because I don’t think that legal reviews by themselves cannot ensure compliance with IHL. It …

2022

  1. Draft Protocol VI

    9 August 2022State or organisation: ArgentinaState or organisation: Costa RicaState or organisation: EcuadorState or organisation: El SalvadorState or organisation: GuatemalaState or organisation: KazakhstanState or organisation: NigeriaState or organisation: PanamaState or organisation: PhilippinesState or organisation: Sierra LeoneState or organisation: UruguayForum: GGE LAWS 2022

    Article 4: Review of Weapons Sec 1: Each High Contracting Party shall ensure that weapon systems under development or modification which changes the effects or use of existing weapon systems, including as a result of self-learning process, must be reviewed to ensure compliance with international …

  2. Working paper

    8 August 2022State or organisation: ArgentinaState or organisation: AustriaState or organisation: BelgiumState or organisation: ChileState or organisation: Costa RicaState or organisation: EcuadorState or organisation: GuatemalaState or organisation: IrelandState or organisation: KazakhstanState or organisation: LiechtensteinState or organisation: LuxembourgState or organisation: MaltaState or organisation: MexicoState or organisation: New ZealandState or organisation: NigeriaState or organisation: PanamaState or organisation: PeruState or organisation: PhilippinesState or organisation: Sierra LeoneState or organisation: Sri LankaState or organisation: State of PalestineState or organisation: SwitzerlandState or organisation: UruguayForum: GGE LAWS 2022

    1. This Working Paper sets out the following considerations and elements for the future work of the Group. The GGE should: … 13. Recall the obligation for States to conduct national weapon reviews, as codified in Article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva …

2021

  1. Joint Working Paper

    27 September 2021State or organisation: ArgentinaState or organisation: Costa RicaState or organisation: EcuadorState or organisation: El SalvadorState or organisation: PanamaState or organisation: PeruState or organisation: PhilippinesState or organisation: Sierra LeoneState or organisation: State of PalestineState or organisation: UruguayForum: GGE LAWS 2021

    9. … Our delegations are of the view that stronger focus should be given to the following principles, which should be the elements of a normative framework on LAWS: (j) … States should be transparent regarding all aspects of the development of their weapons systems, …