March 7, 2023
2023 Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Agenda Item: Characterization of LAWS – definitions and scope
March 7, 2023
The issue of LAWS has been discussed in the CCW framework for over a decade now. The Holy See believes that, in order to prevent an arms race and the increase of inequalities and instability, there is an imperative duty to translate the wealth of knowledge into a concrete normative and operational framework, rooted in ethical onsiderations. Such a framework should take into account commonly agreed outcomes, produced in the sessions of the GGE throughout the years, and should also consider the numerous concrete proposals submitted by various delegations.