Resumen de Crises that scare five-star tourists: early perceptions of risk
Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Polyxeni Moira, Aikaterini Marinelli, Blas Esteban Barranco
During World War II, the destruction of the cultural property of the people of Europe gave rise to wide mobilization on the part of the international community in order to stipulate an adequate legal framework to protect cultural heritage in times of war. Among others, cultural heritage comprises religious monuments and artifacts; indeed, it is widely admitted that religious art has exerted major impact on different parts of the world and in all historical periods, having influencing developments in architecture, monuments art and urban planning. Religious monuments and complexes reflect important phases of the history of mankind and are very closely linked to ideas, convictions, living traditions, etc. Even if nowadays there is an international legal framework which protects the cultural environment, in reality, the observation of legal rules is very difficult in periods of severe hostility. The essay at hand reviews the international framework of legal protection of religious monuments and explores its effectiveness through contemporary case studies
