We are pleased that article 36 reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare, have been a focus of discussion here as well. Such reviews will need to be based on an understanding of the requirement to ensure meaningful human control over such weapons systems. So to undertake such reviews there will need to be some common understanding of what meaningful human control represents in practice. Questions of the predictability of the effects of attacks using such weapons systems are important in this regard, as noted yesterday by the ICRC and others.
Lastly, we would welcome further discussions on article 36 reviews here in the CCW, beyond the question of autonomous weapons.
Remarks by Article 36 (15 May 2014)
