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Protection of Cultural Property During Armed Conflicts

This document discusses the protection of cultural property during armed conflicts. It notes that throughout history, victors in war have often plundered the cultural heritage of conquered societies. Modern weapons also make cultural sites more vulnerable today in conflict zones like Libya, Iraq, and Syria. The value of cultural heritage in recording human civilizations is immense. International law and conventions like the 1954 Hague Convention aim to preserve cultural property even during war. This document analyzes how international law protects cultural heritage and uses case studies to illustrate challenges in implementing those protections during armed conflict.

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Protection of Cultural Property During Armed Conflicts

This document discusses the protection of cultural property during armed conflicts. It notes that throughout history, victors in war have often plundered the cultural heritage of conquered societies. Modern weapons also make cultural sites more vulnerable today in conflict zones like Libya, Iraq, and Syria. The value of cultural heritage in recording human civilizations is immense. International law and conventions like the 1954 Hague Convention aim to preserve cultural property even during war. This document analyzes how international law protects cultural heritage and uses case studies to illustrate challenges in implementing those protections during armed conflict.

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PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY DURING ARMED CONFLICTS

Introduction
Attacks on cultural heritage is not unheard of now and even in the past, it was a regular
phenomenon. If we go back in time to the World War era, we will see how victors used to plunder
the conquered society in the name of collecting the spoils of war and such plunder resulted
particularly in the damage caused to tangible cultural heritage in the conquered region. Time and
again therefore, numerous cultural and historical sites such as museums, monuments and libraries
have been destroyed or burned down by the victorious parties. Also, if we look around in today’s
time, technological advancement has introduced advanced weaponry systems which make it even
easier to target cultural objects during armed conflicts. This raises a serious cause of worry because
the contexts in Libya, Iraq, Syria etc. show how conflict ridden lands can cause heavy damage to
not just its population but also the cultural heritage is in grave threat.1
The value of cultural heritage in terms of its contribution to human civilizations is immeasurable.
Surveys from conflict ridden lands have shown how people wanted to save their cultural heritage
and how connected they felt with these objects. This calls for a close scrutiny of the role of
International Law in protecting and preserving the same because at the end of the day, if not
protected, they will be wiped out from the pages of history.
This project is thus a study on how cultural heritage can be protected and preserved even during
armed conflicts and for this purpose the Conventions in place have been dealt with in-depth. This
among many include the 1954 Hague Convention along with its two Protocols etc. Also, two case
studies have been emphasized upon to substantiate the same.

1 <https://www.icrc.org/en/document/attacks-our-cultural-property-are-attacks-our-humanity> (accessed 2 nd May, 2019)

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