Distinctive Marking of Cultural Property: Rules and Practices

Type

Document

Institution

Blue Shield International

Platform

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Digital Library

Cost

Free

Available in

English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese

Description*

This document outlines rules and practices of the use of distinctive emblems on cultural property, as well as on personnel engaged in their protection, as defined under international law. It can be accessed through the digital library of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

This document is a joint initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Blue Shield International. The International Committee of the Blue Shield, now known as the Blue Shield, was established in 1996, and is composed of an international board and national committees around the world. Under the 1999 Second Protocol, the Blue Shield it advises the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

 Some of the contents of the document are:

  • The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
  • The Blue Shield Emblem
  • The World Heritage Emblem