Archive | November, 2014

ICRAC welcomes UN CCW decision for 2015 Expert Meeting on LAWS

Posted on 14 November 2014 by Frank Sauer

ICRAC welcomes the decision by the 2014 UN CCW High Contracting Parties Meeting to keep discussing “lethal autonomous weapon systems” (LAWS). From the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Website: The decision is an important acknowledgement of the legal, technical, ethical, operational, and societal concerns that have been raised. The broad consensus expressed for continuing the talks shows […] Continue Reading

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ICRAC opening statement to 2014 UN CCW High Contracting Parties Meeting

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Frank Sauer

On November 13, ICRAC’s Noel Sharkey delivered the following statement to the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW, gathered to discuss questions related to “lethal autonomous weapons systems” from November 13 to November 14 2014 at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. I am speaking on behalf of the International Committee for […] Continue Reading

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