Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 December 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Autonomous Weapons
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to establish a group of government experts at the forthcoming Review Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to consider what legal agreements are required for the management and control of the development of virtual autonomous weapons systems and the necessary level of human control for compliance with international law.
- Answer
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The decision to establish a Group of Government Experts (GGE) to discuss the issue of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems will be taken by consensus by all High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. The UK supports of the formation of a GGE subject to agreement on the mandate for such a group.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL3948
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Autonomous weapons
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