Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: Series Number 50: The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict

Charting in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war, this 2006 book analyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions. It serves as a comprehensive and balanced guide to a subject of increasing public profile, which will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners of international law and to all those concerned with preserving the cultural heritage.

Table of cases; Table of treaties and other international instruments; List of abbreviations; 1. From the High Renaissance to the Hague rules; 2. 1914 to 1954; 3. The 1954 Hague Convention and First Hague Protocol; 4. The 1977 additional protocols; 5. The 1999 Second Hague Protocol; 6. Other relevant bodies of law; Epilogue.