Choosing between Human Life and Cultural Heritage in War

This chapter examines the ethical values involved in making hard battlefield choices between saving human life and saving cultural heritage.

Choosing between Human Life and Cultural Heritage in War. AUTHOR(S): Hugo Slim. URL: https://www.getty.edu/publications/cultural-heritage-mass ...

Mass Atrocities, the Responsibility to Protect and Cultural Heritage

... choose between saving lives and preserving cultural heritage: the two are inseparable.” We have seen similar dynamics in Myanmar with the ...

Protecting Cultural Heritage

... war crimes and crimes against humanity. Linkages between ... choose between saving lives and preserving cultural heritage: the two are inseparable.

Risking Civilian Lives to Avoid Harm to Cultural Heritage?

For example, imagine a military commander who wishes to achieve a military objective, O. For simplic- ity, let us assume that the commander can choose between ...

Protecting Culture in Times of Conflict - Center for Art Law

... heritage in times of peace as well as during an armed conflict ... cultural heritage includes tangible and intangible expressions of human life.

The power of cultural heritage in war and peace

When it is threatened, not only traditions and buildings are at risk of being lost, but also people's sense of security and identity. STATUES, ...

Protecting Cultural Heritage during Conflict

Cultural workers are not “first responders” concerned with the preservation of human lives and property. Instead, they are “second ...

Cultural Heritage and War - IEMed

No one will talk about the dead of this war but, if the paintings are lost, it will be a disaster for humanity.' The soldiers immediately stopped smoking.”.

Targeting culture: The destruction of cultural heritage in conflict

Armed conflict affects many aspects of life. As well as the humanitarian toll it takes, conflicts often involve damage to and the ...

Conflict and Cultural Heritage: A Moral Analysis of the Challenges of ...

Paul Getty Trust Occasional Papers in Cultural Heritage Policy that there is a direct connection between brutal attacks on cultural heritage and human lives.

MILITARY NECESSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION ...

In its final section it presents more current issues related to cultural property protection and armed conflict: inclusion of human rights protection and matter ...

Conflicts in Heritage Protection | Stones and Lives - Oxford Academic

... choose between saving lives and preserving cultural heritage: the two are inseparable”. ... conflict between protecting people and protecting heritage. 3.3 ...

Cultural Heritage and Mass Atrocities on JSTOR

Choosing between Human Life and Cultural Heritage in War. (pp. 299-308). 17 Choosing between Human Life and Cultural Heritage in War. (pp. 299-308). Hugo ...

Destroying Cultural Heritage: Explosive Weapons' Effects in Armed ...

The war in Ukraine is just one of several ongoing armed conflicts where cultural heritage has been at grave risk, including from the use of ...

Picking up the pieces: Transitional justice responses to destruction ...

... culture heritage are among the most iconic images of war. ... being protected when cultural heritage is treated as an element within human rights.

CULTURE UNDER FIRE: - Geneva Call

“World Heritage properties being used for military purposes”.100 ... 109 The link between cultural heritage and human rights has been affirmed on ...

The ethics of cultural heritage: Week 2: Introduction | OpenLearn

Week 2: Cultural heritage in war. Introduction. In Week 1 you studied the ... cultural heritage could ever be a higher priority than the value of human life.

Protection of cultural property - Questions & answers - ICRC

Cultural property is defined by the rules of war, or international humanitarian law (IHL) as it's formally known, as any moveable or immovable ...

Policy on Cultural Heritage June 2021 - | International Criminal Court

Heritage of Iraq in danger, p. 7. Page 6. 5 of human life. Crimes against or affecting cultural heritage have an impact on our shared sense ...