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Tangible and intangible cultural heritage has come under the radar of the UN Security Council; attacks to on cultural heritage are now perceived as threats to international peace and security. The paper discusses whether attacks on tangible cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage practices, artefacts, and cultural bearers, should be viewed as human rights violations, or violations of international cultural heritage law or as a matter necessitating the response of the UN Security Council; in the latter case, the question is when should the Security Council react and what measures it could adopt. The paper addresses these issues and critically assesses whether the Security Council took advantage of the momentum to address the impact of COVID-19 on cultural heritage.
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Chainoglou, K. (2021). Attacks on Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Human Rights Violations, Violations of International Cultural Heritage Law or a Threat to International Peace and Security?. In: Niglio, O., Lee, E.Y.J. (eds) Transcultural Diplomacy and International Law in Heritage Conservation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0309-9_21
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