International cultural heritage law in armed conflict : case-studies of Syria, Libya, Mali, the invasion of Iraq, and the Buddhas of Bamiyan / Marina Lostal, the Hague University of Applied Sciences
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017
Two wrong ways of thinking about the legal protection of cultural property in armed conflict -- The systemic approach: international cultural heritage law and armed conflict -- The World Heritage Convention as the field's common legal denominator -- Syria : a case study of the interplay between the World Heritage Convention and the 1954 Hague Convention -- Libya and Mali : a case study of the interplay between the World Heritage Convention and the Second Protocol -- 2003 Iraq and Afghanistan : the World Heritage Convention as the lowest legal common denominator for the protection of cultural heritage -- Conclusion
Summary
Using contemporary case studies, this book offers a novel legal perspective on the protection of cultural heritage during war
"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.'"-- Back cover
Notes
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - European University Institute, 2013)
