Autonomous weapons
A movement towards greater autonomy in weapons systems risks a dehumanised future of machines being tasked to apply force and kill without people understanding or being fully responsible for the consequences. We are working for a New International Legal Treaty covering a broad scope of sensor-based weapons systems, which must prohibit fundamentally unacceptable systems and keep control over the rest.
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Autonomian sääntely asejärjestelmissä
تنظيم التشغيل الذاتي في أنظمة الأسلحة
Het reguleren van autonomie in wapensystemen
Réglementation de l'autonomie des systèmes d'armes
Regulação da autonomia dos sistemas de armamento
Regulación de la autonomía de los sistemas de armamento
Explainer leaflet: Regulating autonomy in weapons systems
Regulering av autonomi i våpensystemer
Regulierung von Autonomie in Waffensystemen
‘Autonomous’ weapons: building towards international regulation from contributions to the CCW
Meaningful Human Control over Weapons Systems that Apply Force Based on "Target Profiles"
From “pink eyed terminators” to a clear- eyed policy response? UK government policy on autonomy in weapons systems
Autonomy in weapons systems – considering approaches to regulation
Critical Commentary on the “Guiding Principles”
Independent analysis for policy and humanitarian action
Article 36’s publications include research papers, political and policy analysis and innovative policy thinking. Our writings tend to be aimed towards the multilateral community – diplomats, international organisations, civil society and other stakeholders. Our new thinking on themes such as explosive weapons, nuclear weapons, autonomous weapons and the protection of civilians has served to frame key debates and political processes on these issues. Our writings tend to centre harm to people and communities as the foundation for our work, and to promote changes to international law, policy and practice in response to these harms.