33. The Norwegian Minister of Defence appointed in 2003 the so-called “Norwegian Chief of Defence International Law Committee”. This committee is responsible for assisting the Chief of Defence in legal reviews during the process of developing, acquiring or adoption of any new weapons, methods or means of warfare, to determine whether their employment would in …
New weapons – requirement of an international law weapons review 8.9 In the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a new weapon, means or method of warfare, Norway is under an obligation to determine whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances, be prohibited by the law of armed conflict.9 8.10 The assessment to be carried …
Spørsmål Kåre Simensen (A): Hva vil regjeringen gjøre for at Norge kan bidra til å møte utfordringene utlikningen av mer avansert våpenteknologi reiser for krigens folkerett? Grunngiving Det er viktig å bidra til klare rammer for internasjonal forsvarsindustri, og at man sikrer strenge internasjonale regler for den internasjonale våpenhandelen. Spesialutsending for FNs høykommissær for menneskerettigheter …
We stress, however, that the development and use of new military technologies, including autonomous technologies for military purposes, do not take place in a legal vacuum. We therefore see merit in further discussion and information sharing on how existing regulation, including national Article 36 processes, can be best implemented to ensure that no weapon system is used in violation of international law, in particular [IHL].
2.1.4.5.2 Vurdering av våpen og krigføringsmetoder Norge er etter første tilleggsprotokoll til Genèvekonvensjonene, artikkel 36, i forbindelse med gjennomføring av studier, utvikling, anskaffelse eller godkjenning av et nytt våpen eller nye krigføringsmetoder eller -virkemidler, forpliktet til å avklare om bruken i sin alminnelighet eller i enkelte tilfeller, ville være forbudt i henhold til første tilleggsprotokoll …
A) Objectives of the pledge: Norway is a party to the Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva conventions of 1949 (AP I). The obligations under AP I article 36, is implemented within the Norwegian Defence Sector, by the “Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Directive on the Legal Review of Weapons, Methods and Means of …
Norway too is a long-standing party to the Additional Protocol II [sic!] and Article 36 of course. Legal reviews are essential to ensuring compliance with international law as has been pointed out by so many and we very much support fleshing out what considerations the legal review should comprise in this specific case of LAWS. …
B. In order to operationalize the two-tier approach, the HCP should: (b) Commit to only develop, produce, acquire, modify, deploy or use lethal weapons systems featuring autonomy when the following provisions are fulfilled: i. compliance with international law is ensured when studying, acquiring, adopting or modifying (legal review — see guiding principle e) and using …
