IRRC No. 856

Legal history of the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict

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Abstract
Countless historic monuments, works of art and places of worship have been destroyed in recent conflicts, despite the fact that cultural property, as part of the cultural heritage of all mankind, is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 14 May 1954 â€" the fiftieth anniversary of which is being celebrated this year â€" and by other provisions of international humanitarian law, in particular Articles 53 and 16 respectively of Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions.

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