The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict

This 2006 book charts the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic sites.

This 2006 book charts in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war, and analyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions.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 2006 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.