Cultural property protection (CPP) has been raised more and more explicitly to the
international peace and security agenda in recent years due to the growing volume
of international terrorism and identity-based armed conflicts. Along with it, several
international organizations recognized the necessity to stand up for the protection
of cultural values and sites as an indispensable element of their external activities.
By applying an institutional approach, the aim of the paper is to shed light on what
international rules and standards exist in the framework of four international organizations
critically impacting the European security environment (Council ofEurope, EU, NATO,
OSCE) regarding cultural property protection in conflict prevention, crisis situations
or in post-conflict environments based on publicly available documents and the results
of a survey conducted in this regard.
