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.
2014
Statement by Switzerland
Le fait de posséder une base légale solide ne devrait pas pour autant nous amener à faire preuve de complaisance. Bien au contraire, certains aspects légaux doivent être réaffirmés et soulignés. Une question devra notamment être abordée : celle de savoir si la réalisation des …
Statement by Switzerland (May 2014)
Dans le domaine juridique, nous relevons également l'importance attachée à la thématique de l'examen juridique des méthodes et moyens de guerre lors de nos discussions. Il s'agit là certainement d'un sujet central à préciser plus avant, tout comme la thématique de la responsabilité et la …