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Cultural heritage belongs to the humanity and reveal the material and spiritual dimensions of the lives of people from the very beginning of human history to the present. They also reflect the common values of humanity. The regulations that aim to protect cultural properties during the armed conflicts are considered as parts of the international humanitarian law. Today it is an obligation not to harm cultural properties during the armed conflicts. However, the conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan destructed many cultural properties, especially in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is very important to designate the responsibility because of this damaging acts against the cultural properties. This current situation is examined in this article. With considering these issues, first of all, international humanitarian law rules regarding the protection of cultural properties will be mentioned in this article. Secondly, claims regarding the damage to cultural properties during the armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be mentioned. The issues on international responsibility and the possible law subjects that could be considered as responsible from the relevant international humanitarian law violations will be evaluated. In this context, while the Chiragov and others v Armenia decision of the European Court of Human Rights will be mentioned, the International Criminal Court's Al Mahdi decision will be discussed in order to see if the decision could be a guide also for the destruction of cultural properties in the armed conflict that was between Azerbaijan and Armenia.