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Doha: The Embassy of Italy in Doha and Qatar National Library (QNL) will host a lecture ‘A New Legal Framework for the International Protection of Cultural Heritage: the Case of Italy at the United Nations’ by the Secretary General of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, Justice Luigi Marini.
Today's event will include addresses by Minister of State and President of Qatar National Library H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari and the Ambassador of Italy H E Paolo Toschi.
Before taking over his current position at the Supreme Court of Cassation, Justice Marini served as Legal Advisor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations from 2014 to 2020, focusing mainly on the fight against corruption, organised crime and terrorism as well as human right issues and the international protection of cultural heritage.
From his position within the Italian UN Permanent Representation he contributed to General Assembly and Security Council resolutions dedicated to criminal justice and cultural heritage.
The lecture will address the current international legal framework on the protection of cultural heritage, with specific attention to its link to the prevention and repression of related crimes.
The talk will also tackle the initiatives promoted by the Italian government within the United Nations following the approval of Security Council resolution 2199 of 2015, leading to the approval of resolution 2347 of 2017 and the activities of the “Group of Friends” on the protection of cultural heritage.
In such context, the speaker will also describe the consequent innovations of the Italian national legal framework on the protection of cultural heritage, adopted by the Italian Parliament in 2022. Lastly, the lecturer will explore possible developments on the cooperation between Member States, UN Agencies and other regional and international bodies.
Dr. Al Kawari said, “All of humanity has a stake in the fight to protect our cultural heritage from destruction and trafficking. The library is committed to this cause through our Himaya project which we launched two years ago to combat illegal trafficking in heritage in the Arab region and the Middle East, and we are excited to hear from Luigi Marini, a key stakeholder in combating this issue.”
