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State dossier

Norway

NOR · NORWAY · board row present

What does this state want?

Coded LBI-OPEN: Supports negotiating a legally binding instrument, form unspecified.

Norway among the states coded so far
← seeks the most binding lawseeks no new law →
LBI-BAN
Binding, ban+regulate
ARAUCRECSLFRDEGTKANGPAPHSLUR
LBI-OPEN
Binding, clarify IHL
NO
REG-SOFT
Responsible use, no treaty
GB
CCW-ONLY
The CCW forum only
INUS
OPPOSE
No new law
none coded yet

LBI-OPEN since 2024-08-26, EXPLICIT

Supports negotiating a legally binding instrument, form unspecified.

Norway states plainly that it supports developing a legally binding instrument to clarify how international humanitarian law applies to autonomous weapons systems, supports the two-tier approach, and co-authored the seven-state elements paper with Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Luxembourg. LBI-OPEN rather than LBI-BAN: the anchor quote supports a binding instrument to clarify IHL application, without itself framing the instrument around a prohibition; the coding follows the state's own formulation.

Norway supports a legally binding instrument clarifying IHL application to autonomous weapons.

Norway supports the development of a legally binding instrument in order to clarify the application of international humanitarian law to autonomous weapons systems

Statement by Norway to the CCW Group of Governmental Experts on LAWS, second 2024 session, 2024-08-26 source

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How did it vote?

Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.

Resolution A/RES/78/241

152in favour of 193

Resolution A/RES/79/62

2024-12-02 · A/RES/A/RES/79/62 ↗
166in favour of 193

Resolution A/RES/80/57

2025-12-01 · A/RES/A/RES/80/57 ↗
164in favour of 193
In favour Against Abstained Non-voting Norway

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What has it signed?

Membership is fact, not opposition.

Responsible-use trackEndorsed 2
Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and AutonomyNot on the list
REAIM Call to ActionEndorsed · 2023-02-16
REAIM Blueprint for ActionNamed list not located
REAIM 2026 Pathways to ActionEndorsed · 2026-02-05
Treaty / governance trackMember 2
Co-sponsors of A/C.1/78/L.56 as tabled (became resolution 78/241)Member · 2023-10-12
Joint statement to the September 2025 session of the CCW GGE on LAWS, delivered by BrazilMember · 2025-09-01

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When is it on the record?

The engagement cadence, dated.

8acts on record
Submissions & papersFramework pledgesJoint statementsRecorded votesRecord to date
2014201820222026
Submission Framework pledge Joint statement Recorded vote

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What has it written down at home?

National doctrine.

Doctrine not yet reviewed by this project, as of 2026-02-06.

The record

The documents on file.

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