Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: The Concept of Cultural Genocide: a Historical-Legal Perspective
3: The Cultural Dimension of the Crime of Genocide
4: International Law and the Protection of Cultures
5: Beyond Words: From 'Cultural Genocide' to 'Cultural Persecution'
6: State Responsibility for Cultural Crimes
7: Reparation for Intended Cultural Harm
8: Conclusions

About the Author

Elisa Novic is a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law in Heidelberg, Germany. She holds a PhD in Law from the European University Institute (Florence) and Master's degrees in Law and International Relations from the Université Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne.