الحماية الدولية للممتلكات الثقافية أثناء النزاعات المسلحة

Abstract

The issue protection of cultural property during armed conflicts is now a days of the utmost importance at a time when the role of the international humanitarian law has changed from one mainly oriented towards the protection of civilian persons to the protection of cultural property ; the latter reflects the cultural, historical and spiritual values of all nations; cultural property must not be only protected and respected but its preservation and safeguard are a duty as it represents an inheritance if humanity; military operation should be avoided wherever is located cultural property ,the military offensives should not concern cultural goods in order to prevent them from being damaged and lost. Any violation of these provisions must give rise to an international responsibility by which attacker is committed to grant .