The protection of cultural property in armed conflict
By: Roger O'Keefe.
Series: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law; Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780521867979
Subjects: Cultural property -- Protection (International law); War (International law); Art treasures in war.; Art thefts.
Description: "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 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."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-391) and index.
Table of contents: title: From the high Renaissance to the Hague Rules; title: 1914 to 1954; title: The 1954 Hague Convention and the First Hague Protocol; title: The 1977 Additional Protocols; title: The 1999 Second Hague Protocol; title: Other relevant bodies of law.