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News Section National implementation of international humanitarian law: protection of cultural property A number of treaties or treaty provisions are intended to limit the destruction in wartime of irreplaceable cultural property and thus to avoid the loss to the country of origin and to mankind as a whole of an important heritage. The treaties or treaty provisions oblige States to adopt relevant national measures in peacetime.  Key document28-2-2002 Practical Advice for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict(Humanitarian law\National implementation\Topics\Cultural property) Includes PDF 30-9-1999 New rules for the protection of cultural property in armed conflict(Info resources\International Review\1999 - No. 835) International Review of the Red Cross Fact Sheet30-9-2002 1954 Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its ProtocolsFact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in these particular instruments of international humanitarian law. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Fact sheets) Fact Sheet Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross1-7-2004 International Review of the Red Cross No. 854 Special issue of the Review : 50th anniversary of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The various articles explain the significance of the cultural heritage of mankind and shed light on the legal rules established to protect it. (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Cultural property) International Review of the Red Cross 30-6-2004 New prospects for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict: The entry into force of the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague ConventionThe entry into force of the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention is the most recent step forward in the legal protection of cultural property during armed conflict. This article explains the background to the adoption of the Protocol and gives a detailed analysis of the significance of the new rules introduced by this instrument. (Info resources\International Review\2004 - No. 854) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF More in this section16-2-2004 Cairo Declaration on the Protection of Cultural Property The Cairo Declaration on the Protection of Cultural Property was adopted by consensus at a regional conference convened from 14 to 16 February 2004 in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. This meeting was organized jointly by the Egyptian national IHL Committee, the ICRC, the Egyptian Red Crescent and UNESCO. In particular, the Declaration recommends that States should accede to the 1954 Convention and its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999 and that measures should be adopted in order to implement these instruments at national level. (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Cultural property) 31-12-2002 Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflictThis report on the proceedings of a meeting of experts held in Geneva in October 2000 is intended to identify activities that can ensure protection of cultural property at the national level, and to encourage States to ratify the relevant treaties. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Other publications) Includes PDF Other site23-2-2005 Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed ConflictLink to the UNESCO site (Info resources\Other sites\United Nations) Other site  |
