Please allow me, to summarize explain in summary the Dutch position: […]
9. Autonomous weapon systems need to remain under meaningful human control. Therefore it is important that when procuring autonomous weapons, the government should ensure that (1). the concept of morally responsible engineering is applied during the design stage, (2) the autonomous weapons systems are extensively tested under realistic conditions and (3) the procedure relating to article 36 of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions is strictly applied. With respect to article 36 we believe that the concept of meaningful human control should serve as a benchmark for this purpose.
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Following the points I just made, the Netherlands strongly calls for: […]
2. A more widespread implementation by States of the Article 36 procedure at the national level, greater transparency concerning the outcomes of these procedures, and more and better international information sharing.
Opening Statement by the Netherlands (CCW Informal Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, 11–15 April 2016)
