This book fills gaps in the exploration of the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict based on the World Heritage Convention. Marina Lostal offers a new perspective, designating a specific protection regime to world cultural heritage sites, which is so far lacking despite the fact that such sites are increasingly targeted. Lostal spells out this area's discrete legal principles, providing accessible and succinct guidelines to a usually complex web of international conventions. Using the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Mali (among others) as case studies, she offers timely insight into the phenomenon of cultural heritage destruction. Lastly, by incorporating the World Heritage Convention into the discourse, this book fulfills UNESCO's long-standing project of exploring 'how to promote the systemic integration between the [World Heritage] Convention of 1972 and the other UNESCO regimes'. It is sure to engender debate and cause reflection over cultural heritage and protection regimes.

Using contemporary case studies, this book offers a novel legal perspective on the protection of cultural heritage during war.

About the Author
Marina Lostal is a lecturer in International Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, an ad hoc lecturer at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, and a consultant for Geneva Call in the study on the relationship between the protection of cultural property and non-state actors.


Book Information
ISBN 9781316620496
Author Marina Lostal
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 12mm