Protection of Cultural Property under International Criminal Law

11 Melbourne Journal of International Law 339–392 (2010)

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Roger O'Keefe

Bocconi University - Department of Law

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

One means by which states seek to protect both immovable and movable cultural property is through international criminal law. A detailed corpus of war crimes exists to safeguard such property from destruction and plunder in armed conflict. Some acts of this sort, whether in armed conflict or peacetime, will similarly constitute crimes against humanity. So-called ̳cultural genocide‘, however, is not an international crime. The following article elaborates on the relevant rules of customary international law and treaty.

Keywords: cultural property, international criminal law

JEL Classification: K33

Suggested Citation

O'Keefe, Roger, Protection of Cultural Property under International Criminal Law (2010). 11 Melbourne Journal of International Law 339–392 (2010), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3496642

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