Legal/Ethical Issues
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- Germany remains fully committed to the implementation of Article 36 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions (Protocol I), concerning the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a new weapon, means or method of warfare.
- As previously stated, in 2016 Germany has issued a Joint Service Regulation on the Review of New Weapons, Means and Methods of Warfare. Therefore Germany determines strictly, in a procedure pursuant to Art. 36 of Protocol I, that any new weapon, means or method of warfare, introduced in its armed forces, is in accordance with international law.
Suggested Measures to mitigate adverse Security Policy Effects of LAWS:
Developing effective national weapons review mechanisms for LAWS
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- The 2006 ICRC Guide to the Legal Review of New Weapons, Means and Methods of Warfare offers a list of recommendations on formal, procedural and administrative aspects.
- Germany and several other member states to the CCW have come forward and presented their own legal weapons review processes, with a view to creating transparency and enabling a productive exchange of ideas among state parties.
Statement delivered by Germany on Security Dimension and Options (GGE LAWS, 13 April 2018)
