If the rationale for the protection of World Heritage and the philosophical outlook of the Convention were revolutionary, Part III including Article 14 embodies the related ground-breaking aspect - the mechanisms to implement its goals. The roles devolving to and evolving for the Secretariat of...

Movable cultural heritage is not bounded nor shielded by national territorial borders. Applicable domestic laws are of limited import without the cooperation of other states and the international community. Despite a century of domestic legal protection of movable cultural heritage in many...

Armed conflict and occupation are by definition necessarily violent for all participants, be they civilians or combatants. However, for women it heralds an exacerbation in existing violence, discrimination and inequalities. While international humanitarian law (IHL) has dedicated or ‘special'...