Australian Human Rights Commission
Human Rights and Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 30 November 2023
Contents
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1
Introduction ............................................................................................... 3
2
Definition of LAWS ..................................................................................... 3
3
Question 1 .................................................................................................. 3
3.1
Proportionality......................................................................................... 4
3.2
LAWS......................................................................................................... 4
3.3
Use of LAWS ............................................................................................. 5
4
Question 2 .................................................................................................. 6
4.1
UN action ................................................................................................. 6
4.2
Independent reviews ............................................................................... 7
4.3
Universality and inalienability ................................................................ 8
5
Question 4 .................................................................................................. 8
5.1
‘Human in the loop’ .................................................................................. 8
6
Question 17 ................................................................................................ 9
7
Question 27 .............................................................................................. 10
8
Recommendations................................................................................... 10