The protection of cultural property in armed conflict

Chamberlain, K.

The protection of cultural property in armed conflict - 2003 - Art Antiquity and Law VVIII(3) September 2003, 209-240(32) .

Examines existing international law as it applies to the protection of cultural property in armed conflict and comments on the extent to which the participants in the recent Iraqi conflict have fulfilled their obligations. Traces the evolution of international agreements and treaties aimed at protecting cultural objects during times of armed conflict from the Hague Convention 1899 up to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 1970.


CULTURAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL LAW
WAR
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
CONVENTION ON THE MEANS OF PROHIBITING AND PREVENTION OF THE ILLICIT IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF CULTURAL PROPERTY 1970
CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN TIME OF ARMED CONFLICT 1954