Criminal measures in the field of protection of immovable and movable cultural property on the basis of the founding treaties of the EU (the example of France) Cover Image

Кривичноправне мере у области заштите непокретних и покретних културних добара на основу оснивачких уговора ЕУ (пример Француске)
Criminal measures in the field of protection of immovable and movable cultural property on the basis of the founding treaties of the EU (the example of France)

Author(s): Filip Mirić, Aleksandra Mirić
Subject(s): Criminal Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: Cultural properties;criminal protection;France;Serbia

Summary/Abstract: The way how society treats traces of its history, which of course includes the cultural properties, is of crucial importance for the development of any society. Since architectural heritage may be subject to abuse, many of which have characteristics of crime, the authors analyzed the measures of criminal protection of building heritage in the Criminal Law Acts of Member States. This protection is provided by the criminalization of offenses against cultural property in the positive acts of individual Member States, to according to the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, which will be discussed particularly. As an example, an analysis of the relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of France, as well as the Criminal Code of Serbia, to considered the options for improving our criminal legislation in the field of cultural properties and thereby contribute to the harmonization of laws of the Republic of Serbia with the EU.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 117-125
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Serbian