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Germany
Practice Relating to Rule 86. Blinding Laser Weapons
Section A. Laser weapons specifically designed to cause permanent blindness
Germany’s IHL Manual (1996) states:
New weapon developments may also violate a specific prohibition or general principles of international humanitarian law, e.g. the use of laser weapons which are specifically intended to cause permanent blindness to the adversary.
Germany, ZDv 15/1, Humanitäres Völkerrecht in bewaffneten Konflikten – Grundsätze, DSK VV230120023, Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, June 1996, § 302.
In 1995, the German Government expressed its support for a prohibition on the use and production of blinding laser weapons.
Germany, Lower House of Parliament, Reply by the government to a question, Konferenz zur Überprüfung des VN-Waffenübereinkommens in Wien (25 September bis 13 Oktober 1995), BT-Drucksache 13/2998, 14 November 1995, p. 2.
In August 1995, in answer to questions in Parliament, a minister of state noted that the government knew of no German companies that were involved in the development or testing of blinding laser weapons. He added that blinding laser weapons were not part of NATO planning, that the German Department of Defence had never placed an order for the development or purchasing of such weapons and that it did not intend to do so in the future.
Germany, Lower House of Parliament, Reply by a Minister of State to a written question, BT-Drucksache 13/2140, 11 August 1995, pp. 3–4.
At the First Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (First Session) in 1995, Germany stated: “While the review of Protocol II was the top priority of the Conference, other conventional weapons which were excessively injurious or might have indiscriminate effects should not be ignored.” Therefore Germany was strongly in favour of prohibiting blinding laser weapons.
Germany, Statement at the First Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (First Session), UN Doc. CCW/Conf.I/SR.2, 29 September 1995, p. 10, § 50.
Upon acceptance of the 1995 Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, Germany declared that “it will apply the provisions of Protocol IV under all circumstances and at all times”.
Germany, Declaration made upon acceptance of Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, 27 June 1997.
