The 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention

This document provides text of the 1954 Hague Convention, which is the first and the most comprehensive multilateral treaty dedicated exclusively to the protection of cultural heritage in times of peace as well as during an armed conflict. It can be accessed through the website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The document contains the provisions that the High Contracting Parties agreed upon in Hague on 14 May 1954. It includes chapters and articles that outline the scope and application of the Convention in safeguarding and transporting cultural property.

Some of the contents of the document are:

• Definition of cultural property
• Emblem of the convention
• Regulations for the execution of the Convention