Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each legal instrument to its core provision.
- Hague Convention (1954)
- UNESCO Convention (1970)
- World Heritage Convention (1972)
- NAGPRA (1990)
- Lists sites of outstanding universal value
- Protects cultural property in armed conflict
- The watershed date barring illicit acquisitions
- Returns ancestral remains to descendant nations
Hints
- Each instrument addresses a different threat.
- One sets the boundary date reputable acquisitions must clear.
Show the answer
- Hague Convention (1954) → Protects cultural property in armed conflict
- UNESCO Convention (1970) → The watershed date barring illicit acquisitions
- World Heritage Convention (1972) → Lists sites of outstanding universal value
- NAGPRA (1990) → Returns ancestral remains to descendant nations
Why
War, market, sites, ancestors: four instruments, four battlegrounds, and 1970 remains the line every reputable acquisition must clear.
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