The individual criminal responsibility of " ISIS" for the crime of deliberate destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq under international law


Abstract in English

This research raises the question of the possibility of prosecuting the members of the " ISIS" organization for this crime, and what is the response of international law to it, through studying the best possible ways. The study ended with a set of results and proposals, the most important of which was the establishment of a special international court to try individuals of "ISIS" for the crime of intentional destruction of cultural heritage under the name of "cultural cleansing".

References used

FRANCIONI,F and GORDLEY,J 2013- Enforcing International Cultural Heritage Law, Cultural Heritage Law And Policy, Oxford University Press, 1 edition, UK, 280p
BASSIOUNI,C 1983, Reflections On Criminal Jurisdiction In International Protection Of Cultural Property, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce,Vol.10,No.2, pp281-322
ICTY, Strugar Case, No. IT-01-42, Trial Judgment, 31 January 2005

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