Statements from the 2023 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems
First session - March 2023
Second session - May 2023
First session
Monday, 6 March
- Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil (Mr.)
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (video)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
Agenda item 5
- NAM (Ms.)
- Arab Group (Ms.)
- Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Panama, Palestine, Uruguay, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, delivered by the Philippines (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Jordan (Mr.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Denmark (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- US (Mr.)
- Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Germany, delivered by Germany (Ms.)
- ICRC (Mr.)
- Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
- Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
Tuesday, 7 March
Topic 1: Characterization of LAWS – definitions and scope
- Chair
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- Holy See (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- China (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Philippines (Ms.)
- US (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Tunisia (Mr.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- ICRC (Mr.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
Topic 2: Application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL): possible prohibitions and regulations
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- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Philippines (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
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- Algeria (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- ICRC (Ms.)
- MAAT (Mr.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
Wednesday, 8 March
- SIPRI (Ms.)
- UK (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- CCACBWA (Mr.)
Topic 3: Human-machine interaction/meaningful human control/human judgement and ethical considerations
- Chair (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Philippines (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- Tunisia (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- EU (Ms.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- China (Ms.)
- UK (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- ICRC (Mr.)
- Center for War Studies University of Southern Denmark (Ms.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
- MAAT (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
Topic 4: Responsibility and accountability
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- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Russia (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- UK (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- ICRC (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- UK (Mr.)
- University of Cambridge (Ms.)
Thursday, 9 March
- Australia (Mr.)
Topic 5: Legal review
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- Norway (Mr.)
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- UK (Mr.)
- University of Cambridge (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- MAAT (Ms.)
- Norway (Mr.) - on topic 3
- Philippines (Mr.) - on topic 3
- India (Mr.) - on topic 4
- UK (Mr.) - on topic 5
Topic 6: Risk mitigation and confidence-building measures
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- Netherlands (Mr.)
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- India (Mr.)
- Sustainable peace and development organisation (Mr.)
- UK (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
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- Pakistan (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- CCACBWA (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Mr.)
Friday, 10 March
Informal discussions
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- France (Ms.)
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- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Denmark (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- US (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
Formal session
- Canada (Ms.)
- US (Mr.)
- University of Queensland (Mr.)
- Colombia (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Dominican Republic (Ms.)
- Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
- Protection (Mr.)
- Argentina (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- SEHLAC (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Geneva Graduate Institute (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- UK (Mr.)
- State of Palestine (Ms.)
- Uruguay (Ms.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
Second session
15 May 2023
Agenda items 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil (Mr.)
Agenda item 5 - general statements
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- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, Colombia, delivered by Argentina (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
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- Philippines (Ms.)
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- Denmark (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
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- Sweden (Mr.)
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- Jordan (Mr.)
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- Mexico (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- ICRC (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Mr.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- Group of 51 states delivered by Germany (Ms.) and the Philippines (Ms.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- France (Ms.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Norwegian Peace Association (Ms.)
- InterAgency Institute (Mr.)
- INHR (Mr.)
- Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
- SCLA (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Agenda item 6
- Chair (Mr.)
Agenda item 7
- Chair (Mr.)
First reading: Section III; Paragraphs 16 to 20
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- Russia (Mr.)
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- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
16 May 2023
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- Netherlands (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
- ICRC (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.) - point of order
- Chair (Mr.)
Agenda item 5
- ICRC (Ms.)
- Pax Christi International (Ms.)
Return to agenda item 7
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First Reading: Section III; Paragraphs 21 and 22
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First Reading: Section III; Paragraphs 23–28
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- United States (Ms.)
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First Reading: Section IV; Paragraph 30
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First Reading: Section I; Paragraphs 1-3
First Reading: Section II; Paragraphs 4-14
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Second Reading: Paragraphs 22-23
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- Austria
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Second Reading: Paragraph 24
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Second Reading: Paragraph 25
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Second Reading: Paragraphs 26-27
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Second Reading: Paragraph 20
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- Chair
- Argentina
- US
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- Chair
- Ireland
- Russia
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The session continued in informal mode but civil society was not allowed in the room.