United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization

International Conventions and other Instruments

• Constitution of UNESCO (1945)

• Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)
  (The Hague Convention)
  commentary on the Convention.

• Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
  World Heritage List
  List of the World Heritage in Danger
  Convention Secretariat

• Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970)

• Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (24 June 1995).

• Other International Cultural Protection Treaties, Multilaterals Project, Fletcher School

UNESCO Recommendations and Other Standards

• Recommendation on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological Excavation (1956)

• Recommendation Concerning International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning (1956)

• Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding of the Beauty and Character of Landscapes and Sites (1962)

• Recommendation on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1964)

• Recommendation concerning the Preservation of Cultural Property Endangered by Public or Private Works (1968)

• Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)

• Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding and Contemporary Role of Historic Areas (1976)

• Recommendation Concerning the International Exchange of Cultural Property (1976)

• Recommendation for the Protection of Moveable Cultural Property (1978)

• Charter of Courmayeur (1992)

• Resolution on Information as an Instrument for Protection against War Damages to the Cultural Heritage (1994)