Cultural Property

This theme addresses the protection of cultural heritage during armed conflicts, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding cultural property from attacks and integrating its protection into humanitarian efforts.

Cultural heritage under attack

February 18, 2021 8 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Special Protections Jonathan Cuénoud & Benjamin Charlier

The destruction of cultural heritage in recent years has been the most significant since the ...

Cultural property protection: a humanitarian concern

February 13, 2020 8 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / History / Law and Conflict / Religion / Sexual Violence Jennifer Price-Jones

Historic cities, monuments, antiquities and cultural ceremonies transcend human generations, helping construct a sense of ...

Just out! ‘Conflict in Syria’, a new issue of the Review

April 11, 2019 11 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Religion / Review-related Ellen Policinski

In 2011, protests in Syria descended into violence and chaos. Eight years later, this once ...

The evolution of warfare: Focus on the Law

February 16, 2017 9 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related George Dvaladze

How has warfare changed over the past 100 years? Is the international community still sufficiently equipped to reasonably minimize its negative effects on ...

Are we living through the worst period in history?

February 15, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard

Vincent Bernard is the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross. ...