The war crime of attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education and the art in the statute and the jurisprudence of the international criminal Court

Conceptual and regulatory framework of the international discipline. Experiences from other criminal jurisdictions. Peculiarities of the system of protection introduced by the Rome statute. The protection of cultural property in the Rome statute. Destruction or wilful damage to cultural property as an international crime: gravity and scope. Criminalization of intentional attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, art, education. Individual criminal responsibility: models of liability. A focus on Africa: unlawful destruction and wilful damage to cultural property in the Republic of Mali and in Central African republic.