The Formation and Development of the International Legal Protection of Cultural Property

Igor O.  Anisimov; Elena E.  Gulyaeva

doi:10.6000/2817-2310.2022.01.05

Authors

Igor O. Anisimov Department of International Law of Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Elena E. Gulyaeva Department of International Law of Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/2817-2310.2022.01.05

Keywords:

Armed conflict, cultural property, cultural heritage, international humanitarian law, ICRC, law of armed conflict, intentional destruction, just war, traditional knowledge, UNESCO

Abstract

The article considers the formation and evolution of the international legal protection of cultural property from ancient times to the present. The purpose of the article is to identify the prerequisites and features of each historical period in the development of international law in the context of the international legal protection of cultural property, as well as to systematize the relevant international legal acts. The authors provide their own periodization of the development of international legal protection of cultural property. It is concluded that the initial stage of codification of the international legal protection of cultural property is directly related to the development of the rules and customs of warfare.

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