page_title: Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
section_title: Military Manual
hierarchical_section_title: Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict / Second Protocol to the Hague Convention / Military Manual
caption_attribution_description: English: Military manual on protection of cultural property
context_page_description: The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is the first international treaty that focuses exclusively on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict. It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands, on 14 May 1954 and entered into force on 7 August 1956. As of September 2018, it has been ratified by 133 states.
  The provisions of the 1954 Convention were supplemented and clarified by two protocols concluded in 1954 and 1999. All three agreements are part of International Humanitarian Law, which, in the form of further agreements, primarily includes provisions defining the permissible means and methods of warfare and aiming at the widest possible protection of persons not involved in the fighting. In contrast to these parts of International Humanitarian Law, the agreements on the protection of cultural property were drawn up under the auspices of the United Nations; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is primarily responsible for the dissemination and monitoring of compliance.
context_section_description: In 2016 UNESCO, in collaboration with the Sanremo International Institute of Humanitarian Law, published a manual titled 'Protection of Cultural Property: Military Manual'. This manual outlines the rules and obligations contained in the Second Protocol, and provides practical guidance on how these rules should be implemented by military forces around the world. It also contains suggestions as to best military practices in relation to these obligations. It relates only to the international laws governing armed conflict, and does not discuss military assistance that is provided in connection with other circumstances such as natural disasters.
caption: Military Manual on the Protection of Cultural Property
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