Présentation - Hague Protocol Cultural Property 1954

i n t r o d u c t i o n

Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954.

General title

Conference of The Hague of 1954 on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Forum of adoption

Intergovernmental Conference on the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict

In force

yes

Entry into force

07.08.1956

The purpose of the present Protocol is to prevent the exportation of cultural property and to provide for the restitution of illegally exported objects. In view of the difficulties of several governments in adopting provisions on the restitution of property (the original draft contained more far-reaching provisions) it was decided to separate them from the Convention and to adopt them in the form of a separate Protocol.

Meetings of forum

21.04.1954 - 14.05.1954, The Hague

Dade of adoption

14.05.1954

Depositary

UNESCO

Number of articles

Authentic text

English; Spanish; French; Russian

Source

D.Schindler and J.Toman, The Laws of Armed Conflicts, Martinus Nihjoff Publisher, 1988, pp.777-780.

Keywords

PROTECTED OBJECT; CULTURAL PROPERTY; EXPORTATION; PROTECTION; OCCUPIED TERRITORY; INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT; MILITARY OCCUPATION