Social Need for Determination of Responsibility in a Special Rule for Illegal Occupation of Material Cultural Heritage Objects

Abstract

In our Republic, which has an ancient and rich culture, we have inherited unique manuscripts, rare art and cultural monuments from our ancestors as examples of our cultural wealth. The need to protect objects of historical, cultural, artistic, scientific or national value in the same way as other property is reflected in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. For example, while Article 173 of the CC provides for liability for intentional destruction of another's property, Article 132 of the CC provides for separate criminal liability for “destruction, damage or destruction of tangible cultural heritage”. However, according to the current criminal code, illegal possession of objects of material cultural heritage is characterized by crimes related to looting.