الحماية الجزائية للتراث الثقافي في التشريع العماني

Abstract EN

There is no doubt about the utmost importance of cultural heritage for all human societies, as it represents one of the elements of the environment.

everything produced by humans throughout the ages is worthy of protection because it reflects the identity of their society and its heritage over different historical eras.

due to the significance of cultural heritage, it was necessary to have legislation that works to protect these historical and cultural legacies.

such protection is considered essential for preserving the national identity of each society.

criminal protection is one of the most important mechanisms that address criminal behavior that constitutes an assault on cultural heritage, through the imposition of penalties for such criminal acts.

in order to preserve the national cultural heritage, the Omani legislator issued the law for the protection of cultural heritage, issued by the royal decree No.

35 / 2019, amended by the royal decree No.

41 / 2020.

prior to that, some forms of aggression against cultural heritage were criminalized in the Omani penal code, issued by the royal decree No.

7 / 2018.