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Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims › Title 4

SECTION 16 — Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship

Today
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 14 May 1954, it is prohibited to commit any acts of hostility directed against historic monuments, works of art or places of worship which constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples, and to use them in support of the military effort.
Official text Transcription: Machine-parsed In force from 12-08-1949 Source page 9

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Section 16 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims /akn/un/act/treaty/1949-08-12/geneva-conventions-additional-protocol-1949
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