International Cultural Heritage Law in Armed Conflict

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-316-62049-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 323 g

This book fills gaps in the exploration of the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict based on the World Heritage Convention. Marina Lostal offers a new perspective, designating a specific protection regime to world cultural heritage sites, which is so far lacking despite the fact that such sites are increasingly targeted. Lostal 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 timely 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'. It is sure to engender debate and cause reflection over cultural heritage and protection regimes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lostal, Marina

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Öffentlicher Dienst Wehrrecht, Soldaten- und Zivildienstrecht, Bundesfreiwilligendienst
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Beziehungen des Rechts zu anderen Disziplinen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Two wrong ways of thinking about the legal protection of cultural property in armed conflict; 2. The systemic approach: international cultural heritage law and armed conflict; 3. The World Heritage Convention as the field's common legal denominator; 4. Syria: a case study of the interplay between the World Heritage Convention and the 1954 Hague Convention; 5. Libya and Mali: a case study of the interplay between the World Heritage Convention and the Second Protocol; 6. 2003 Iraq and Afghanistan: the World Heritage Convention as the lowest legal common denominator for the protection of cultural heritage in all contexts; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Lostal, Marina
Marina Lostal is a lecturer in International Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, an ad hoc lecturer at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, and a consultant for Geneva Call in the study on the relationship between the protection of cultural property and non-state actors.