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 …
… We also ensure strict adherence to IHL throughout the lifecycle of the weapon. In accordance with Article 36 of [API], Canada conducts national legal reviews of new weapons, means or methods of warfare, to ensure IHL compliance. Canada also strictly adheres to IHL in the employment end use of its weapon systems. Perhaps another …
II. Operational Framework 3. To operationalize the principles enshrined in the normative framework, the High contracting Parties could agree on a compilation of measures and policies, to be implemented at national level: … (b) To operationalise the general provision 2c, an appropriate/sufficient scheme of human control considered during the whole life cycle of the system, …
9. … within the future normative and operational framework, High Contracting Parties should: … ii. Undertake and implement national policies and measures in order to regulate the development and use of partially autonomous lethal weapons systems, guided by the following principles: (i) ensure full compliance with [IHL] (guiding principle “a”); (ii) preserve the responsibility and …
Legal Framework & Norms … Legal reviews of new weapons means and methods of warfare are crucial to determining whether a system can be used in compliance with IHL — states must revise and develop methodologies and ensure rigorous reviews in step with the emergence of new technologies. … Sharing of Best Practice All parties …
D. U.S. Proposals on Weapons Reviews Guidelines and good practices for militaries to consider using in conducting legal reviews of weapons systems based on emerging technologies in the area of LAWS 11. Legal advisers should be consulted regularly in the development or acquisition process as decisions that could pose legal issues are being made so that …
