FES NE W YORK ANALYSIS PEACE AND SECURITY Laws for LAWS Towards a treaty to regulate lethal autonomous weapons Elizabeth Minor February 2023 • A broad range of countries agree on a two-pronged approach towards the regulation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems(LAWS): prohibiting autonomous weapons systems that do not allow for human control, while devising positive obligations for the human control of those systems that are not prohibited. • In 2023, states should build on this common ground and move towards clear international legal standards for those states that are willing to participate. • Committed states should ­promote policy convergence on key elements of regulation; examine a prohibition on autonomous weapons that target people; and work towards initiating negot­iations through the UN General Assembly or a standalone process.