15. The Russian Federation fully complies with its obligations under Article 36 of Additional Protocol I of 1977 (AP I) to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Our country has a nationwide system which makes it possible, on the basis of the existing legal and regulatory framework, to ensure appropriate monitoring of compliance with the requirements of Article 36 of AP I.
16. We believe it is superfluous to elaborate a universal mandatory mechanism to conduct such «legal reviews», especially one specifically designed for LAWS. Our efforts should instead focus on further universalization of AP I and the withdrawal of reservations made by States when ratifying this IHL instrument.
Considerations for the report of the Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on emerging technologies in the area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems on the outcomes of the work undertaken in 2017-2021: Submitted by the Russian Federation (27 September 2021) CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.1
