Stones and Lives
The Ethics of Protecting Heritage in War
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 June 2024
- ISBN 9780198877660
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages208 pages
- Size 243x162x12 mm
- Weight 444 g
- Language English 574
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Short description:
Frowe and Matravers argue that the value of protecting heritage in war needs to be balanced against the need to safeguard other goods, including human life. Heritage is not morally special; rather, heritage is one of many goods that contribute to individuals' lives going well.
MoreLong description:
The fate of heritage in war has attracted considerable attention in recent years, due in no small part to ISIS's campaign of destruction across the Middle East and, in 2012, the International Criminal Court's first prosecution of heritage destruction as a war crime. Regular armed forces have been criticised for both failing to protect and damaging heritage sites. In response, heritage organisations urge the better implementation of existing international laws on heritage protection in war. This book argues that any such law or policy will require combatants to choose between safeguarding heritage and safeguarding other goods, including human life. It thus challenges the view, repeatedly expressed by heritage professionals, that the choice between protecting heritage and protecting lives is a false dichotomy. Existing international law not only implies such choices but also, more worryingly, gives no indication of how they should be resolved.
Drawing on contemporary work on the ethics of war, this book develops an account of the permissible protection of heritage in war. It argues that heritage is not morally special; rather, heritage is one of many goods that contribute to individuals' lives going well and that we routinely trade off against each other. By drawing on these more familiar dilemmas, we can make progress on how to balance the protection of heritage against risks to human life. Amongst other things, the book considers the different ways in which heritage might contribute to individual flourishing, the role of consent in justifying the imposition of risk on combatants and civilians, the permissibility of forcefully defending heritage and what, if anything, could compensate for the loss of heritage in war.
Table of Contents:
Heritage Protection and the Ethics of War
Conflicts in Heritage Protection
Instrumental Justifications for Risky Heritage Protection
The Intrinsic Value of Heritage
Imposing Risks on Civilians
Combatants, Consent, and Contracts
Combatants and the Incurring of Risks
Lethal Defence of Heritage
Compensation for Damaged Heritage
Conclusions
