| General title | Conference of The Hague of 1954 on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. |
| Forum of adoption | Intergovernmental Conference on the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict |
| In force | yes |
| Entry into force | 07.08.1956 |
The purpose of the present Protocol is to prevent the exportation of cultural property and to provide for the restitution of illegally exported objects. In view of the difficulties of several governments in adopting provisions on the restitution of property (the original draft contained more far-reaching provisions) it was decided to separate them from the Convention and to adopt them in the form of a separate Protocol. | |
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| Meetings of forum | 21.04.1954 - 14.05.1954, The Hague |
| Date of adoption | 14.05.1954 |
| Depositary | UNESCO |
| Number of articles | 15 |
| Authentic text | English; Spanish; French; Russian |
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