ICC Judgment in Mali Case and The International Criminal Responsibility for Acts of Vandalism and Destruction of Religious and Cultural and Human Heritage
Prof. Hadi Shalluf
International Criminal Court – Professor of International Criminal Law – Kuwait International Law School
Abstract:
A continuing challenge to international cultural heritage law is and has been whether to characterize the heritage that merits protection as a cultural heritage of humankind a national treasure or the source of value and identity to local indigenous communities. All the post-War cultural heritage express this notion either explicitly or implicitly as the basis for international cooperation over its protection with 1954 The Hague Convention on the protection of cultural property.
The international criminal responsibility for the acts of vandalism and destruction of the religious and cultural building and human heritage was knowing just recently by the International Criminal Court ICC, especially by the judgment of Mali Case. The aim of this research is to analyses and highlight the ICC decisions in all of the aspects in international criminal responsibilities.
Keywords: responsibility, liability, international criminal court, Cultural, destruction, Mali.