مجلة بحوث الإدارة والاقتصاد
Volume 6, Numéro 2, Pages 955-963
2024-06-20

Legal Protection Of Cultural Properties From Violations By Terrorist Groups

Authors : .aghelis Bouzid . Ounnoughi Nabil .

Abstract

Cultural properties are entitled to a legal framework that ensures appropriate protection against all forms of encroachment due to the outbreak of armed conflicts and internal wars caused by terrorism. It is the responsibility of the state to protect these properties because they constitute a heritage owned by humanity, and the existence of this heritage and the concern for its preservation are not solely linked to the state's policy, making it a civil ownership that concerns humanity and cannot be targeted in such conflicts. Algeria is rich in monuments, ancient sites, and artistic treasures that reflect the memory of generations of its resilient people in the face of various challenges the country has witnessed since prehistoric times. They reflect the memory of peoples who settled in the country to build their civilizations amidst systematic wars, leaving behind all these artifacts that collectively represent the memory of humanity. Given that wars and armed conflicts always pose a threat to human heritage, leading to its destruction or disappearance, Algeria experienced a period of armed civil war in the 1990s during which these artifacts and cultural properties were not spared from looting, destruction, and damage, in addition to diverting tourist routes that could attract visitors to the country. This prompted the need to establish a legal system aimed at protecting this heritage from destruction, wastage, and loss in times of peace and during the outbreak of armed internal and international conflicts in general. Algeria has taken the initiative to preserve it, exerting all efforts and resources to conserve cultural heritage and give legal status to its existence and protection.

Keywords

Cultural properties, terrorism, armed conflicts