cultural object

(i) that the objective is cultural property protected under Article 4 of the Convention;

i. that cultural property has, by its function, been made into a military objective; and

(b) any archaeological excavation, save where this is strictly required to safeguard, record or preserve cultural property;

Safeguarding of cultural property

(d) when the property involved is maritime cultural property of prehistoric, archaeological or historic interest and is situated on the sea-bed.

Respect for cultural property

Cultural activities, goods and services

Where cultural property no longer meets any one of the criteria in Article 10 of this Protocol, the Committee may suspend its enhanced protection status or cancel that status by removing that cultural property from the List.

General provisions regarding protection

Protection of cultural property in occupied territory

(b) ` cultural property` means cultural property as defined in Article 1 of the Convention;

Immunity of cultural property under enhanced protection

The protection of cultural property in armed conflicts not of an international character

Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

The Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Cultural property under enhanced protection shall only lose such protection:

illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiquities and works of art

(a) making cultural property under enhanced protection the object of attack;

(b) avoid locating military objectives near cultural property.

The Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is hereby established.

With the goal of ensuring respect for cultural property in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention:

(a) any illicit export, other removal or transfer of ownership of cultural property;

Cultural property may be placed under enhanced protection provided that it meets the following three conditions:

(iv) Material assets and cultural heritage, including historical monuments;

Enhanced protection shall be granted to cultural property by the Committee from the moment of its entry in the List.

illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiques and works of art,

(d) making cultural property protected under the Convention and this Protocol the object of attack;

Conscious of the need to improve the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict and to establish an enhanced system of protection for specifically designated cultural property;

(a) incorporate guidelines and instructions on the protection of cultural property in their military regulations;

The Parties to a conflict shall ensure the immunity of cultural property under enhanced protection by refraining from making such property the object of attack or from any use of the property or its immediate surroundings in support of military action.

(c) extensive destruction or appropriation of cultural property protected under the Convention and this Protocol;

(c) any alteration to, or change of use of, cultural property which is intended to conceal or destroy cultural, historical or scientific evidence.

In such cases, the Committee may decide to invite a Party to request inclusion of that cultural property in the List.

Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Cultural activities may be an end in themselves, or they may contribute to the production of cultural goods and services.

(g) to give recognition to the distinctive nature of cultural activities, goods and services as vehicles of identity, values and meaning;

(b) using cultural property under enhanced protection or its immediate surroundings in support of military action;

A Party may call upon UNESCO for technical assistance in organizing the protection of its cultural property, such as preparatory action to safeguard cultural property, preventive and organizational measures for emergency situations and compilation of national inventories of cultural property, or in connection with any other problem arising out of the application of this Protocol.

In the case of a serious violation of Article 12 in relation to cultural property under enhanced protection arising from its use in support of military action, the Committee may suspend its enhanced protection status.

(a) remove movable cultural property from the vicinity of military objectives or provide for adequate in situ protection;

Preparatory measures taken in time of peace for the safeguarding of cultural property against the foreseeable effects of an armed conflict pursuant to Article 3 of the Convention shall include, as appropriate, the preparation of inventories, the planning of emergency measures for protection against fire or structural collapse, the preparation for the removal of movable cultural property or the provision for adequate in situ protection of such property, and the designation of competent authorities responsible for the safeguarding of cultural property.

(e) Theft, pillage or misappropriation of, or acts of vandalism directed against cultural property protected under the Convention.

` Cultural activities, goods and services` refers to those activities, goods and services, which at the time they are considered as a specific attribute, use or purpose, embody or convey cultural expressions, irrespective of the commercial value they may have.

(c) ` Convention` means the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954;

(k) ` First Protocol` means the Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict done at The Hague on 14 May 1954;

` Cultural industries` refers to industries producing and distributing cultural goods or services as defined in paragraph 4 above.

(a) do everything feasible to verify that the objectives to be attacked are not cultural property protected under Article 4 of the Convention;

Where such violations are continuous, the Committee may exceptionally cancel the enhanced protection status by removing the cultural property from the List.

Neither the request for inclusion of cultural property situated in a territory, sovereignty or jurisdiction over which is claimed by more than one State, nor its inclusion, shall in any way prejudice the rights of the parties to the dispute.