IIHL – The Regime of International Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (2009)

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW – Sanremo

High-Level International Meeting of Experts
The Regime of International Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954 Hague Convention – 1999 Second Protocol)

Under the Patronage of
UNESCO
Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Rome
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome

In occasione della ratifica da parte del Governo italiano del Secondo Protocollo per la Protezione dei Beni Culturali in caso di Conflitto Armato, adottato il 26 marzo marzo 1999 all’Aia, e in considerazione del suo 10° anniversario, l’Istituto Internazionale di Diritto Umanitario ha organizzato un seminario internazionale di esperti su: “Il Regime di Protezione Internazionale dei Beni Culturali in caso di Conflitto Armato”.
All’iniziativa, organizzata dall’Istituto sotto il Patronato dell’UNESCO, del Ministero italiano per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e del Ministero degli Affari Esteri, hanno partecipato eminenti esperti, rappresentanti di Governi e di Organizzazioni Internazionali provenienti da diversi paesi.
Il seminario, coordinato dal Prof. Edoardo Greppi dell’Università di Torino e dal Prof. Massimo Carcione dell’Università del “Piemonte Orientale”, entrambi membri dell’Istituto Internazionale di Diritto Umanitario, ha affrontato i problemi relativi alla protezione della proprietà culturale in caso di conflitto armato, alla luce delle recenti direttive approvate in seno al Comitato per la Protezione della Proprietà Culturale.

PROGRAMMA

14th December 2009
Sanremo, Villa Ormond

MORNING 09.00-13.00

09.00 – 09.30 ADDRESSES

Maurizio MORENO, Ambassador, IIHL President, Sanremo

Francesco Maria GIRO, Under Secretary of State for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Rome (tbc)

Umberto COLESANTI, Minister Plenipotentiary, Coordinator, Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome

Jan HLADIK, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage, Section of Museums and Cultural Objects, UNESCO, Paris

Maurizio ZOCCARATO, Mayor of Sanremo

09.30 – 11.00 THE REGIME OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION

MODERATOR Edoardo GREPPI, Professor of International Law, University of Turin; IIHL Member

Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict: Principles and Guidelines
Maria Teresa DUTLI, Head of the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, ICRC, Geneva

International Implementation of the Second Protocol to The Hague 1954 Convention. Guidelines concerning the Implementation of the Second Protocol
Karim PELTONEN, Chair of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property, Helsinki

Relations between the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention
Manlio FRIGO, Professor of International Law, University of Milan

11.00 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK

MODERATOR Maria Teresa DUTLI, Head of the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, ICRC, Geneva

11.30 – 13.00 An Italian Experience: The Commitment of the Carabinieri Unit for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage and the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Giovanni NISTRI, Brigadier General, Commander, Carabinieri, Protection of Cultural Property Section, Rome

The Nexus between Transnational Crime and Illicit Trade of Art and Antiquities
Sandro CALVANI, Director, UNICRI, Turin

Dutch efforts with regard to the elaboration and implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol
Nout van WOUDENBERG, Legal Counsel, International Law Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

DISCUSSION

AFTERNOON 14.30-18.00

14.30 – 17.30 METHODS OF EDUCATION, PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES AND NORMS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT

MODERATOR Michel VEUTHEY, Associate Professor, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Vice–President IIHL, Geneva

The Role of UNESCO in the Dissemination and Implementation of the Second Protocol
Jan HLADIK; Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage, Section of Museums and Cultural Objects, UNESCO, Paris

Training of Civilians
Rino BUCHEL, Section for the Protection of Cultural Property, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Bern

Training of Armed Forces
Franz SCHULLER, Secretary-General, Austrian Society for the Protection of Cultural Property, Vienna

Training of Cultural Heritage Professionals
Cristina MENEGAZZI, Programme Specialist, International Council of Museums, Paris

Information and Promotion within NGO Circles
Massimo CARCIONE, (Maniscalco Center), IIHL Member,
Claudio CIMINO, Secretary-General, WATCH (World Association for the Protection of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed Conflicts), Rome

DISCUSSION

17.30 – 17.45 CONCLUSIONS

Edoardo GREPPI, Professor of International Law, University of Turin; IIHL Member