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Article: The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict.(Book review)
- Article from:
- American Journal of International Law
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict. By Roger O'Keefe. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xix, 361. Index. $106, 55 [pounds sterling].
The destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan in 2001 and the looting of Iraqi archeological sites and the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad in 2003 put a renewed focus on protecting cultural property in armed conflict. Roger O'Keefe's in-depth study, The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict, is timely and informative, given the current interest in doing more to prevent the destruction and looting of monuments and works of art during armed conflict, notwithstanding a few questions ...