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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2026 Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
2026
Statement by the United Kingdom
In paragraph 38, it is suggested that the modification is being reviewed for compliance with IHL, as opposed to the impact of the modification on the system's ability to be used for compliance with IHL. It is also clear that the preceding subparagraph reflects article …
Statement by the United Kingdom
On paragraph 39(a), the UK supports the inclusion of legal reviews within the measures. This group has long recognised the important role of legal review of weapons, not only in Guiding Principle (e), but also in its reports and working papers, which have considered the …