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.
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2020
Norway, Letter to the defense sector
2.1.4.5.2 Vurdering av våpen og krigføringsmetoder Norge er etter første tilleggsprotokoll til Genèvekonvensjonene, artikkel 36, i forbindelse med gjennomføring av studier, utvikling, anskaffelse eller godkjenning av et nytt våpen eller nye krigføringsmetoder eller -virkemidler, forpliktet til å avklare om bruken i sin alminnelighet eller i …
2014
Norway, Answer to parliamentary question
Spørsmål Kåre Simensen (A): Hva vil regjeringen gjøre for at Norge kan bidra til å møte utfordringene utlikningen av mer avansert våpenteknologi reiser for krigens folkerett? Grunngiving Det er viktig å bidra til klare rammer for internasjonal forsvarsindustri, og at man sikrer strenge internasjonale regler …
2013
Norway, Military Manual
New weapons – requirement of an international law weapons review 8.9 In the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a new weapon, means or method of warfare, Norway is under an obligation to determine whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances, be prohibited …