Having agreed upon these general premises, there is now enough basis to negotiate a legally-binding Protocol under the Convention that will contain prohibitions or regulations in the area of LAWS and other advanced weapon systems. The GGE should now be given the mandate to discuss the following specific elements of such an instrument, to wit: …
There is much common ground among all delegations and in the respective proposals regarding the importance of weapons review at the national level. This, after all, is already an existing legal obligation. There is also growing recognition that exchange of information and good practices is essential in that regard. The proposal for Principles and Good …
Well, my delegation would just like to express how encouraged we are with the tone of the discussions so far. And we take particular interest, and we’d like to echo some of the points that were raised by the distinguished delegation of Pakistan and Argentina, as well as the very important points raised by the …
Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Sierra Leone, State of Palestine, Uruguay
4. The current cycle of GGE shall aim to formally recognize the common elements that have arisen through constructive engagement among delegations throughout the CCW discussions on autonomous weapon systems (AWS), particularly in the last GGE cycle. These common elements include recognizing: … (h) the importance of the obligation of states to conduct national weapons …
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Switzerland, Uruguay
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 Conventions, to determine, in the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a …
Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uruguay
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 law. Sec 2: Each High Contracting Party shall be transparent …
Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, State of Palestine, Uruguay
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, as well as their processes for reviewing new weapons. States …
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, State of Palestine
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] Submission by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the …
7. Weapons review. A crucial implication of the applicability of international law is that states have an obligation to undertake national weapons review. In the study, development, acquisition, or adoption of any new weapon, means or method of warfare, determination must be made whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances, be prohibited by …
Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, State of Palestine, Uruguay
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 law. Sec. 2: Each High Contracting Party shall adhere to …
