Documents from the 2024 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems

AUGUST 2024

• Rolling text updated (8 November)
• Rolling text updated - characterisation (30 August)
• Rolling text updated - characterisation (28 August)
• Rolling text updated - characterisation (27 August)
• Rolling text
• Indicative timetable
• List of speakers

INTERSESSIONAL PERIOD

• Measures needed to ensure compliance with International Humanitarian Law and the identification of potential additional measures (31 May)
• Background Paper on Existing International Humanitarian Law applicable to Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (27 May)
• Background Paper on Examples of Existing CCW Protocols (26 April)

MARCH 2024

Documents

• Chair's remarks
• Summary of proposals - Topic 3
• Summary of proposals - Topics 1 and 2
• List of speakers - General Debate
• Indicative timetable
• Rules of Procedure
• Compilation of replies received to the Chair’s guiding questions
• Provisional programme of work
• Revised provisional agenda
• Provisional agenda
• Aide-mémoire

Working papers

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.1
The possible uses of IEEE’s First Global Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems as a building block for confidence building measures regarding the responsible development and use of Autonomous Weapons Systems
Submitted by Brazil

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.2
Approaches of the Russian Federation to the issue of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems
Submitted by Russia

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.3
Working paper
Submitted by Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.4
Working paper
Submitted by Austria

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.5
Addressing Bias in Autonomous Weapons
Submitted by Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Ireland, Mexico and Panama

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.6
Chair's Summary
Submitted by the Chair 

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.7
Elements of an international legal instrument on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)
Submitted by Pakistan

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.8
Working paper
Submitted by Japan

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.9
The Australian Expert Meetings on the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems
Submitted by Australia

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.10
Draft articles on autonomous weapon systems – prohibitions and other regulatory measures on the basis of international humanitarian law (“IHL”)
Submitted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States

CCW/GGE.1/2024/WP.11
Chair’s summary – Second 2024 session of the GGE on LAWS
Submitted by the Chairperson