Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons - Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (2021)

Overview

In 2021, three sessions of the GGE on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems took place in Geneva: 03-13 August, 24 September-01 October, and 02-08 December.

Documents

Official documents of 2021 sessions of the GGE on LAWS

CCW/GGE.1/2021/1 - Provisional agenda for 2021 sessions

CCW/GGE.1/2021/2 - Provisional programme of work

CCW/GGE.1/2021/2/Add.1 - Provisional programme of work - September/October session

CCW/GGE.1/2021/2/Add.2 - Provisional programme of work - December session

CCW/GGE.1/2021/3 - Report of the 2021 session of the GGE on LAWS

Working Papers

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.1 - Russian Federation

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.2 - Australia, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom and United States

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.3 - United States of America

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.4 - France

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.5 - France and Germany

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.6 - ICRC

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.7 - Argentine Republic, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of Ecuador, Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Panama, State of Palestine, Republic of Peru, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Sierra Leone and Eastern Republic of Uruguay

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.8 - Joint Working Paper submitted by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Other States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.10 - The position on the status of the summary of the Chairperson of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, submitted by the Russian Federation

CCW/GGE.1/2021/WP.11 - Written contributions on possible consensus recommendations in relation to the clarification, consideration and development of aspects of the normative and operational framework on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, submitted by the United Kingdom

Written contributions on possible consensus recommendations in relation to the clarification, consideration and development of aspects of the normative and operational framework on emerging technologies in the area of LAWS

Written Contribution - Australia, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and United States

Written Contribution - Australia (preliminary)

Written Contribution - Brazil, Chile and Mexico

Written Contribution - Canada (Commentary on potential consensus recommendations)

Written Contribution - Canada (Commentary on the Guiding Principles)

Written Contribution - Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Uruguay

Written Contribution - France

Written Contribution - France and Germany

Written Contribution - Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Written Contribution - Netherlands

Written Contribution - Philippines

Written Contribution - Poland