ICRC Legal Adviser Netta Goussac talks about new technologies and IHL
… control over and the accountability gap with autonomous weapon systems. …
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The endurance of the Geneva Conventions shows us what is possible
… parties have not yet adapted their choice of weapons and tactics to the unique … let me just say the following: cyber weapons, autonomous weapon systems and artificial … a significant opposition to the use of autonomous weapon systems with a strong sense …
The 22nd International Committee of the Red Cross Essay Competition for East African Universities
… The use of autonomous weapon system (AWS) results in loss of human … this, the development and use of autonomous weapons pose unique challenges in …
Artificial intelligence
… Experience the event What are the dangers of autonomous weapons? We must keep control over … decisions. This video shows the dangers of autonomous weapons – and what must be done to …
Overview of ICRC activities in Tajikistan
… doctors and surgeons in the management of weapon wounds and treatment of patients in … Khatlon and Soughd regions, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) and Dushanbe … in Emergencies in Khorog, Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. For more information, read …
Webinar: New Technologies of Warfare and Challenges to International Humanitarian Law
… such as cyber tools and increasingly autonomous weapons systems. The webinar will feature … of new means and methods of warfare. (Autonomous Weapon Systems and Cyberwarfare). …
70 years of the Geneva Conventions: South Asia – Milestones
… of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems. In its final report … fully to all weapon systems, including autonomous weapon systems. 2014 2017–2018 2012 …
Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law
… technological advances in warfare, including autonomous weapon systems and cyber warfare . Ambassador … the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), laying …
ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… effects of hostilities; the use of explosive weapons in populated areas , and the … Cyber operations during armed conflict; autonomous weapon systems ; artificial … Cyber operations during armed conflict; autonomous weapon systems ; artificial …
Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime
… all ages as well as millennials believe that autonomous weapons and drones – those not controlled by … millennials (23 per cent) believe that if autonomous weapons and drones replace human …
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