

An edition of International Cultural Heritage Law in Armed Conflict (2017)
Case-Studies of Syria, Libya, Mali, the Invasion of Iraq, and the Buddhas of Bamiyan
By Marina Lostal
Publish Date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
219
Description:
"This book fills gaps in the exploration of the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict based on the World Heritage Convention. [The author designates] a specific protection regime to world cultural heritage sites, which is so far lacking despite the fact that such sites are increasingly targeted. [The author] spells out this area's discrete legal principles, providing accessible and succinct guidelines to a usually complex web of international conventions. Using the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Mali (among others) as case studies, she offers...insight into the phenomenon of cultural heritage destruction. Lastly, by incorporating the World Heritage Convention into the discourse, this book fulfills UNESCO's long-standing project of exploring 'how to promote the systemic integration between the [World Heritage] Convention of 1972 and the other UNESCO regimes.'"--
subjects: Cultural property, protection, War (international law), Cultural property, Protection (International law), LAW, International, Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, World Heritage Convention, Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954 May 14), World Heritage Convention (1972 November 16)