Recent Developments in the International Cultural Heritage Law: Politicisation and Technological Evolution

The seminar will include two presentations: the first will explore and analyse the process of inscription of cultural and natural heritage in the WHL and how this process can be affected by politicisation and lobbying, proposing some potential strategies to minimise or reduce this risk. The second topic concerns the use of lethal autonomous weapon systems in armed conflicts and developments in robotic warfare. This sensitive issue, which introduces new considerations into the debate on the dehumanisation of war, is particularly relevant to the risks of intentional destruction of cultural heritage.