2024 GGE on lethal autonomous weapons systems | First session

The Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems (GGE on LAWS) will host its first 2024 meeting from 4 to 8 March.

As established by the 2023 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, the GGE is to ‘further consider and formulate, by consensus, a set of elements of an instrument, without prejudging its nature, and other possible measures to address emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapon systems, taking into account the example of existing Protocols within the Convention, proposals presented by High Contracting Parties and other options related to the normative and operational framework on emerging technologies in the area of lethal. autonomous weapon systems, building upon the recommendations and conclusions of the Group, and bringing in expertise on legal, military, and technological aspects’. 

For more information about the meeting, refer to the dedicated webpage.