Roerich Pact

Roerich Pact
The Treaty on Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments
Signed15 April 1935
LocationWashington, D.C.
Effective26 August 1935
Conditiontwo ratifying states
Signatories21
Parties10
DepositaryPan American Union

The Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments or Roerich Pact is an inter-American treaty. The most important idea of the Roerich Pact is the legal recognition that the defense of cultural objects is more important than the use or destruction of that culture for military purposes, and the protection of culture always has precedence over any military necessity.