Recaps of the UN CCW meetings August 27-31, 2018
From August 27-31, 2018 in Geneva, the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems met at the United Nations (UN). After meeting in …
Defending the Boundary – Constraints and Requirements on the Use of Autonomous Weapon Systems under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
Over recent years, there has been growing debate about the ethical, humanitarian, legal and security implications of autonomous weapon systems (AWS). The basic idea is that once activated, such weapon …
Recaps of the UN CCW meetings April 9 – 13
From April 9-13, 2018 in Geneva, the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems is meeting at the United Nations (UN). After meeting in …