Subjects:

International Law, Media and Entertainment Law

Contents:

Table of cases

Table of treaties and other international instruments

List of abbreviations

1. From the High Renaissance to the Hague rules

2. 1914 to 1954

3. The 1954 Hague Convention and First Hague Protocol

4. The 1977 additional protocols

5. The 1999 Second Hague Protocol

6. Other relevant bodies of law

Epilogue.

Wildy's Book of the Month - December 2006

Charting in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war, this book analyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions. It serves as a comprehensive and balanced guide to a subject of increasing public profile, which will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners of international law and to all those concerned with preserving the cultural heritage.

• Deals with a topic of increasing popular concern
• First scholarly monograph on the topic
• In-depth legal analysis set in historical context