Protection of cultural property in time of armed conflict

In: Netherlands yearbook of international law: NYIL, Band 27, S. 2-38

Abstract

The extent of destruction and appropriation of cultural property in recent armed conflicts, especially those in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, questions the adequacy of international rules aimed at the protection of cultural property in armed conflicts. This article seeks to examine that problem by analysing the basic international rules devoted to the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict.