Title
Archaeology in the Context of War: Legal Frameworks for Protecting Cultural Heritage during Armed Conflict
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
April 2009
Abstract
International law provides for a framework for protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict and for punishing those who transgress these principles. If understood within its limitations of dependence on state ratification and enforcement, international law protects cultural heritage by providing guidelines to those who wish to conform and by punishing after the fact those who deliberately destroy cultural heritage. Recent movement toward ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its protocols by the major military powers should afford greater protection to cultural heritage in future conflicts.
Recommended Citation
Patty Gerstenblith, Archaeology in the Context of War: Legal Frameworks for Protecting Cultural Heritage during Armed Conflict, 5 Archaeologies 18 (2009)
