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The Destruction and Protection of Cultural Property under International Law and Islamic Law - the Case of Prosecutor v. Al Mahdi

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ID12822656
AuthorsMohamed Badar (0000-0003-4964-9188, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Noelle Higgins (0000-0002-0735-6478, National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Year2017
Volume17
Issue3
Pages486-516
Publication date2017-06-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Criminal Law Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1567-536X • E-ISSN: 1571-8123
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15718123-01731383
OpenAlexW2604505359
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Al Mahdi was the first case before the International Criminal Court ( icc ), which focused on the destruction of cultural property, and indeed, the first case before an international criminal tribunal which had the destruction of cultural property as the sole charge against a jihadist. This case note first addresses the international legal framework on the protection of cultural property in Section 2. Section 3 then assesses the concept of hisbah and its operation, including the reasons why the Hisbah in Mali destroyed cultural property. The next section considers the facts of the Al Mahdi case. Section 5 highlights the shortfalls in the Trial Chamber’s consideration of the rationales for the protection and destruction of cultural property, before the note concludes in Section 6

Archaeology · Business · Criminal law · Cultural heritage · Cultural property · Islam · Political science · Property (philosophy · Section (typography · Tribunal · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy

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