Prosecuting the Destruction of Cultural Property in International Criminal Law

Download or read book Prosecuting the Destruction of Cultural Property in International Criminal Law written by Caroline Ehlert and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Prosecuting the Destruction of Cultural Property in International Criminal Law Caroline Ehlert offers an analysis of treaty law protecting cultural property from destruction and foremost of the relevant provisions for prosecuting the destruction of cultural property in international criminal law. The wanton destruction of valuable cultural property during armed conflict as well as during peacetime is omnipresent. Therefore it is of the utmost importance to provide for provisions criminalising the destruction of cultural property and offering a basis for the prosecution of possible perpetrators.