Having agreed upon these general premises, there is now enough basis to negotiate a legally-binding Protocol under the Convention that will contain prohibitions or regulations in the area of LAWS and other advanced weapon systems. The GGE should now be given the mandate to discuss the following specific elements of such an instrument, to wit: … States should be transparent regarding important aspects of the development of their weapon systems, including their processes for reviewing new weapons, without prejudice to their reasonable national security prerogatives. … [Positive obligations] include means to uphold obligations under [IHL], including mainstreaming them in doctrines and trainings, and measures on risk assessment and mitigation in the design, development, testing, and deployment cycles of emerging technologies in weapons system.
