States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons began informal expert discussions on in 2014. A formal Group of Governmental Experts was established in 2016 and began meeting in 2017. The GGE works by and has agreed guiding principles, including that international humanitarian law applies fully and that human responsibility for decisions on weapon use must be retained.
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The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
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Peace & Security
- So what
- LAWS stays on your mandate map: the CCW is the specialist track, and it fixed two baselines: IHL applies fully, and human responsibility for weapon-use decisions must be retained.
- Watch for
- The next CCW Group of Governmental Experts meeting and any consensus outcome; this process moves only when States Parties agree.
- Use it
- Cite the CCW/GGE.1 series and the guiding principles in briefs on LAWS, mission technology, or protection risks.
Human Rights
- So what
- States already agreed in the CCW track that international humanitarian law applies fully and human responsibility for decisions on weapon use must be retained.
- Watch for
- Track the next GGE meeting and any new consensus text in the CCW/GGE.1 series; wording shifts matter.
- Use it
- Cite the agreed guiding principles and the CCW/GGE.1 series when you push accountability for weapon-use decisions.
Permanent Missions
- So what
- For autonomous weapons, the CCW GGE is the specialist room to cover, and it works by consensus.
- Watch for
- Track upcoming CCW GGE sessions and any further work on the agreed guiding principles: IHL applies fully, and human responsibility for weapon-use decisions must be retained.
- Use it
- Cite the CCW/GGE.1 series when reporting to capital. Safe line: the CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
Development & Policy
No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
Data & Digital
No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
Front Office
No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
OPGA
No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
Builders
No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. The CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.
How other roles read this
Peace & Security
- So what
- LAWS stays on your mandate map: the CCW is the specialist track, and it fixed two baselines: IHL applies fully, and human responsibility for weapon-use decisions must be retained.
- Watch for
- The next CCW Group of Governmental Experts meeting and any consensus outcome; this process moves only when States Parties agree.
- Use it
- Cite the CCW/GGE.1 series and the guiding principles in briefs on LAWS, mission technology, or protection risks.
Human Rights
- So what
- States already agreed in the CCW track that international humanitarian law applies fully and human responsibility for decisions on weapon use must be retained.
- Watch for
- Track the next GGE meeting and any new consensus text in the CCW/GGE.1 series; wording shifts matter.
- Use it
- Cite the agreed guiding principles and the CCW/GGE.1 series when you push accountability for weapon-use decisions.
Permanent Missions
- So what
- For autonomous weapons, the CCW GGE is the specialist room to cover, and it works by consensus.
- Watch for
- Track upcoming CCW GGE sessions and any further work on the agreed guiding principles: IHL applies fully, and human responsibility for weapon-use decisions must be retained.
- Use it
- Cite the CCW/GGE.1 series when reporting to capital. Safe line: the CCW remains the principal specialized diplomatic process on autonomous weapons.