The volume International Law and Common Concerns of Humankind: The Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage is a monograph on international law. The book is aimed at a very wide audience, albeit specialised in this field, including academics, national and international judges, diplomats, and operational staff of international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The topic addressed compares the concept of “intentional destruction of cultural heritage of humankind” (IDCHH) with that of “common concern of humankind” (CCH), concluding in favour of a synthesis, in the sense of including the former within the framework of the latter.
Keywords: Common concern of humankind; cultural heritage of humankind; global commons; climate change; loss of biodiversity; International Court of Justice; European Court of Human Rights; ITLOS