Article 1. Preventing Autonomous Weapon Systems That, By Their Nature, Are Incapable of Use in Accordance With IHL IHL prohibits the use of an autonomous weapon system if it is of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering, if it is inherently indiscriminate, or if it is otherwise incapable of being used in …
2.3 ‘Black Box’ AI and Article 36 Reviews As noted in my previous letter, Article 36 Reviews are conducted to ensure that a weapon is capable of being used lawfully, having regard to all of the principles of IHL, in the context of its use case. The MOD is currently assessing whether the current approach …
The UK would strongly support further work in the GGE that focussed on sharing and collating good practice relating to the various activities throughout the life cycle of a weapon system which would impact upon compliance with IHL. This includes but is not limited to weapon reviews, human-machine interaction and risk mitigation. Statement by the …
‘Article 36’ weapons reviews The United Kingdom is legally obliged to ensure that all weapons and associated equipment that it obtains, plans to acquire, or develops comply with the UK’s treaty and other obligations under International Humanitarian Law (specifically Article 36 of The First Protocol of 1977 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949). MOD …
[U]nder IHL the right of the Parties to a conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited. This is emphasised by the obligation on States, under Article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, to determine whether the employment of a new weapon, means or method of warfare would, in …
3. What is the United Kingdom’s approach to reviewing weapons? a) Does the Government conduct a legal review to determine whether new weapons and means or methods of warfare may be employed lawfully? Article 36 of AP I requires States to determine whether new weapons, means or methods of warfare may be employed lawfully under …
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Article 1. Preventing Autonomous Weapon Systems That, By Their Nature, Are Incapable of Use in Accordance With IHL IHL prohibits the use of an autonomous weapon system if it is of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering, if it is inherently indiscriminate, or if it is otherwise incapable of being used in …
