Enhanced Protection
Articles 10-14 of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. These articles say that the State Party may request the granting of enhanced protection for cultural property considered to be of “the greatest importance for humanity,” provided that it is already “protected by adequate domestic legal and administrative measures”, with the proviso that, in the event of conflict, it not be “used for military purposes or to shield military sites.” Article 12 of the Convention explains the purpose of enhanced protection, which is that “The Parties to a conflict shall ensure the immunity of cultural property under enhanced protection by refraining from making such property the object of attack or from any use of the property or its immediate surroundings in support of military action."
The up-to-date List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection consists of 12 properties from seven State Parties, all of which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.