Examining the rules governing the destruction of cultural heritage In non-international armed conflicts, with emphasis on ISIL's performance

With the increase of internal conflicts within the borders of the sovereign states after the Second World War, the cultural property has not been immune from the destruction of military strikes. An illustrative example of this claim is the targeted attacks of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria against the cultural heritage. Effective protection of cultural property began with the 1954 Hague Convention but the most of conventions are dominated the international armed conflicts and not with the non-international armed conflicts. This paper attempts to review the most important international treaties related to cultural heritage support while focusing on the dimensions of the enforcement and support of these documents, the weakness of the rules in this field. Definitely, the compilation and the development of more binding rules and the establishment of a more comprehensive supportive framework are necessary for the more effective protection of cultural property.