CCW - GGE on LAWS

CCW – GGE on LAWS | Autonomous Weapons and Global South Perspectives The InterAgency Institute engages with the international debate on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and its Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of LAWS. The Institute advocates for the meaningful inclusion of Global South perspectives in discussions on autonomy in weapons systems, human judgement and control, accountability, international humanitarian law, and the emerging normative framework governing the development and use of autonomous weapons. Our work emphasizes that the governance of military artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons is not only a technological and legal challenge, but also a question of international security, technological inequality and meaningful participation in global rule-making. Differences in technological capabilities, regulatory capacity and access to expertise can significantly affect the ability of states, particularly developing countries, to assess emerging military technologies and participate effectively in the development of international norms. Drawing on interdisciplinary expertise in international security, defence, artificial intelligence and international cooperation, the InterAgency Institute contributes research and policy advocacy on human judgement and control, accountability and responsibility, military AI governance, technological asymmetries, capacity-building and the participation of Global South countries in multilateral disarmament processes. Through engagement with the CCW/GGE on LAWS and the broader international debate on autonomous weapons, the Institute seeks to connect research, civil society expertise and multilateral policy processes, contributing to governance frameworks that are legally sound, technologically informed and responsive to the security concerns and institutional realities of states across different regions and levels of technological capacity.