States and some organisations have expressed their views about the utility, purpose, scope and process of the legal review of weapons in various different contexts. Some of these views have been recorded domestic documents, such as military manuals on the law of armed conflict. Increasingly, however, States and organisations have articulated their positions in a range of international fora, either through written submissions or oral interventions.
This database compiles and organises publicly expressed views in relation to legal reviews, without prejudice to their relative significance or effect (for example, in terms of the development of customary international law). The database aims to comprehensively reflect the views of states but only covers the positions of a small number of selected organisations.
This database currently contains 379 positions and is continuously updated. Any corrections, or suggestions to add material, are welcome.
8 positions Italy (remove filter)
2026
Statement by Italy
With regard to part 39, we support the current formulation, which emphasizes the need to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law through legal review mechanisms applied throughout the entire life cycle of lethal autonomous weapon systems, including in the event of any significant changes affecting …
REAIM Pathways to Action
… 7. Building on the Call to Action advanced at the REAIM Summit 2023 in The Hague and the Blueprint for Action advanced at the REAIM Summit 2024 in Seoul, convinced that the time has come to take steps towards operationalization of the principles reflected …
2024
Submission by Italy to the Secretary-General
In addition to these principles, Art. 35 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions reaffirms that methods and means or warfare are not unlimited, a concept that is operationalised by art. 36, which imposes an obligation on States parties to ensure unlawful weapons are …
2023
Voluntary Report on the Implementation of IHL in Italy
b. The procedure for evaluating new types of weapons According to art. 36 of the 1977 First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, States parties have an obligation to determine whether a new weapon under development, acquisition or adoption process could violate IHL59. This obligation …
2020
National Commentary by Italy
… in compliance with the guiding principle “e”4, the level of predictability and reliability of a weapon system must be assessed in the phases of testing, verification and certification, given that autonomous functions must be defined ex ante, starting from the stage of requirement, analysis …
2018
Statement by Italy
We also welcomed the shared reiteration that rules and principles of [IHL] must apply to all weapons systems, including LAWS. We continue to believe that our engagement towards the full implementation of, and respect for, the rules and principles of IHL must stand firm independently …
Statement by Italy
I believe that the starting point should remain a common, shared recognition that our engagement towards the full implementation of, and respect for, the rules and principles of IHL must stand firm independently of the specificity of any weapons system. I am referring not only …
Statement by Italy
… international humanitarian law continues to apply fully to all weapons systems, including the potential development and use of LAWS. To this aim, conducting legal reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare, in accordance with art. 36 of the Additional Protocol I to the …