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Subparagraph (b) raised concerns similar to those expressed with respect to draft recommendation 4 (d) and while it was acknowledged that a provision along the lines of subparagraph

Various proposals were made to revise the draft recommendation to provide greater clarity and identify more clearly the specific objective of these draft recommendations as follows: (a) to include a reference to the obligations under draft recommendation 4 by adding, after the word “harmed”, the words “as a consequence of the breach of the obligations in recommendation 4” and deleting the words “improper acts or omissions of a director”; (b) to replace the notion of liability

The Representative noted serious violations of international

They may take various forms, including proceedings that are designed to prevent dissipation

The Strugar Trial Chamber held that the elements of this crime are satisfied if: (1) the damage or destruction has been committed to institutions which may clearly be identified or regarded as dedicated to religion; (2) the property was not used for military purposes at the time of the acts and must not have been

The meeting, attended by a number of Arab countries, resulted in the adoption of the Cairo Declaration which, among other things, called upon States not yet party to the Hague Convention and its two 1954 and 1999 Protocols to join them, to promote the identification of cultural property and the preparation of national inventories

The main points of discussion during the review of the Convention were the following: the form of the instrument which would incorporate the new provisions; the definition of the notion of “military necessity” with regard to cultural property under general as well as special protection; improvements in the regime of special protection; sanctions

The Second Protocol represents a considerable advance on the level of protection in the Convention in the following respects: it provides for conditions in which the notion of “military necessity” may be applied, thus preventing possible extensive interpretations or abuses; it creates a new category of enhanced protection for cultural heritage of the greatest importance for humanity which is protected by relevant national legislation and is not used for military purposes; it

That incident led the Secretary-General to condemn the explosion and all acts of violence, including the use of explosive devices in Syrian cities to target the forces of law and order, civilians

The Seminar resulted in the adoption of conclusions which, among other things, reiterated the importance of compiling national inventories of cultural property and preparing the relevant documentation, the significance of using distinctive signs for the marking of cultural property, the need to identify the relevant personnel

A number of States have put in place risk management programmes and

Following the war, on the basis of the conclusions of the Commission for the Protection of National Monuments established by Annex 8 of the Dayton-Paris Agreement, and in particular its President, Mr

In its application, Croatia contends, inter alia, that, “[b]y directly controlling the activity of its armed forces, intelligence agents, and various paramilitary detachments, on the territory of ... Croatia, in the Knin region, eastern and western Slavonia, and Dalmatia”, Serbia was liable for “ethnic cleansing” committed against Croatian citizens, “a form of genocide which resulted in large numbers of

(h) Increased incidents of persecution against unrecognized religious minorities, particularly members of the Baha’i faith, including attacks on Baha’is, including in State-sponsored media, increasing evidence of efforts by the State to identify, monitor and arbitrarily detain Baha’is, preventing members of the Baha’i faith from attending university and from sustaining themselves