Abstract:
Abstract: The protection of the architectural heritage is
the basic responsibility of both the international institutions and of each
state. In the context of promoting cultural heritage as an indispensable
universal value for the existence of a society, it is the duty of every citizen
and the whole country to protect cultural assets. Therefore, in the
normative acts adopted both at national and international level, effective
legal means must be regulated in order to protect the architectural
heritage, as in the current period, criminal activities involving historical
and cultural assets are widespread and represent quite dangerous
behaviors. An essential role in the protection of the architectural heritage
belongs to the criminal law which establishes the criminal liability for the
facts that directly or indirectly affect the cultural values.
This article aims to analyze the analysis of criminal legislation on
liability for the destruction or deterioration of cultural heritage, national
and international practice on the application of these rules in the field of
use and protection of monuments of history and culture, trends and ways
of developing legislation in this field. lastly, the problems of improving
the criminal legislation on this subject.