Protecting cultural property in armed conflict : an insight into the 1999 Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict / edited by Nout van Woudenberg and Liesbeth Lijnzaad.

Preliminary Material / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Chapter 1. The road to the 1999 Second Protocol / Jiří Toman -- Chapter 2. New Rules For The Protection Of Cultural Property In Armed Conflict: The Significance Of The Second Protocol To The 1954 Hague Convention For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict / Jean-Marie Henckaerts -- Chapter 3. Military Necessity Under The 1999 Second Protocol / Kevin Chamberlain -- Chapter 4. Enhanced Protection: A New Form Of Protection Under The 1999 Second Protocol / Nout Van Woudenberg -- Chapter 5. Great Expectations? Towards An Effective Application Of The Regime Of Enhanced Protection In The Second Protocol To The Hague Convention On The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict / Ariel W. Gonzalez -- Chapter 6. Enhancing Individual Criminal Responsibility For Offences Involving Cultural Property – The Road To The Rome Statute And The 1999 Second Protocol / Mireille Hector -- Chapter 7. Investigation And Prosecution Of Crimes Against Cultural Property / Susan Somers -- Chapter 8. The Protection Of Cultural Property In Non-International Armed Conflicts / Jean-Marie Henckaerts -- Chapter 9. Dissemination Of The 1954 Hague Convention And The 1999 Second Protocol: Embedding Cultural Property Protection Within The Military / Joris D. Kila -- Chapter 10. Elaboration And Legal Implementation Of The 1999 Second Protocol: The Dutch Finger On The Pulse / Nout Van Woudenberg -- Chapter 11. The Dutch Ministry Of Defence And The Protection Of Cultural Heritage / Robèrt Gooren -- Chapter 12. The Implementation Of The Second Protocol To The 1954 Hague Convention In The Republic Of Macedonia / Lazar Sumanov and Jovan Ristov -- Chapter 13. Iraq And The Second Protocol To The 1954 Hague Convention / Marja Van Heese -- Chapter 14. Sleeping Beauty, The Untold Story Of The (First) Protocol To The 1954 Hague Convention / Liesbeth Lijnzaad -- Convention For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Regulations For The Execution Of The Convention For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- First Protocol To The Convention For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict 1954 / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Second Protocol To The Hague Convention Of 1954 For The Protection Of Cultural Property In The Event Of Armed Conflict / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Act Of 19 June 2003 Containing Rules Concerning Serious Violations Of International Humanitarian Law (International Crimes Act) / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Act Of 8 March 2007 Containing Rules On The Taking Into Custody Of Cultural Property From An Occupied Territory During An Armed Conflict And For The Initiation Of Proceedings For The Return Of Such Property (Cultural Property Originating From Occupied Territory (Return) Act) / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- International Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia - Excerpts From: Prosecutor V. Pavle Strugar / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad -- Index / N. Van Woudenberg and L. Lijnzaad.

In 2009 it was ten years since the adoption of the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of an Armed Conflict. To celebrate this anniversary, a variety of contributions, focussing on the legal and cultural aspects of the Protocol are presented by Van Woudenberg and Lijnzaad. The innovative aspects of the Second Protocol such as enhanced protection, criminal responsibility and jurisdiction, and the protection of cultural property in armed conflicts not of an international character are addressed. Some country-specific studies are included. It is hoped that this publication will inspire States to accede to the Protocol and that it will serve as a source of inspiration to legal advisers, military personnel and cultural property experts.