12. The legal review of weapons prior to their use enables the State developing or acquiring the weapons to consider relevant IHL issues, including precautions to reduce the risk of civilian casualties. The legal review of the weapon also affords an opportunity to ensure that designers and developers of the weapon system and others tasked with ensuring the reliability of the weapon system have applied their expertise. Similarly, the legal review of the weapon also provides a mechanism for reviewing doctrine, training, and procedures for the weapon system and considering additional doctrine, training, and procedures that would help ensure the weapon is used consistent with IHL.
Implementing International Humanitarian Law in the Use of Autonomy in Weapon Systems: Submitted by the United States (28 March 2019) CCW/GGE.1/2019/WP.5
