Protection of Cultural Property (Other Keyword)
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The Four Corner states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah contain a wealth of archaeological resources due to the nature of the prehistoric peoples who occupied the area and the dry climate and soil that have preserved the archaeological sites and artifacts. Concerned about federal agencies' ability to protect and ensure the preservation of archaeological resources, the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, asked GAO...
Legal responses to the intentional destruction and looting of cultural sites: The paradigm of Syria (2015)
The civil war in Syria, now in its fourth year and with multiple parties, has engendered probably the most widespread and numerous examples of destruction, damage and looting of cultural sites since the Second World War. Several international legal instruments, including the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its First Protocol, were drafted in the wake of World War II to prevent the repetition of such harms inflicted on cultural...