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The Protection of Cultural Property in the 1954 Hague Convention

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This article describes various aspects related to the historical development of the international protection of cultural property in wartime, the importance of 1954 Hague Convention and the current individual criminal responsibility: Ancient Rome period, the Doctrine of International Law of the Modern Age period, the first codifications of laws and customs of war during the nineteenth century—Lieber Code (1864), the Brussels Conference (1874) and the Hague Peace Conference (1899 and 1907)—the codification sponsored by the League of Nations, the codification carry out by UNESCO and the 1954 Hague Convention and its First and Second Protocols (1954 and 1999), and the individual international criminal responsibility established Rome Statute of International Criminal Court (1998).

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da Silva, F.F. (2021). The Protection of Cultural Property in the 1954 Hague Convention. In: Christofoletti, R., Botelho, M.L. (eds) International Relations and Heritage. The Latin American Studies Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77991-7_11

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