A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
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Challenges for International Cultural Heritage Law
Current regional and civil armed conflicts in which millennia‐old historic sites are targeted and destroyed point to ongoing limitations in the legal protection of cultural heritage. This chapter examines these challenges from two angles. In this first part, it considers how the international community is conceived and acts in these circumstances. It explores the notion of the cultural heritage of humanity that underlies international cooperation, with particular reference to the use of the World Heritage Convention in conflicts from Yugoslavia to Mali. In the second part, it examines how individuals (and groups) are conceptualized under international human rights law, particularly cultural rights and the right to access culture, and the responsibilities of perpetrators under international humanitarian law and international criminal law. It is clear that the state remains a central actor in hindering and promoting the protection of cultural heritage within and beyond its territory.
Challenges for International Cultural Heritage Law
Current regional and civil armed conflicts in which millennia‐old historic sites are targeted and destroyed point to ongoing limitations in the legal protection of cultural heritage. This chapter examines these challenges from two angles. In this first part, it considers how the international community is conceived and acts in these circumstances. It explores the notion of the cultural heritage of humanity that underlies international cooperation, with particular reference to the use of the World Heritage Convention in conflicts from Yugoslavia to Mali. In the second part, it examines how individuals (and groups) are conceptualized under international human rights law, particularly cultural rights and the right to access culture, and the responsibilities of perpetrators under international humanitarian law and international criminal law. It is clear that the state remains a central actor in hindering and promoting the protection of cultural heritage within and beyond its territory.
Challenges for International Cultural Heritage Law
Logan, William (editor) / Craith, Máiréad Nic (editor) / Kockel, Ullrich (editor) / Vrdoljak, Ana Filipa (author)
A Companion to Heritage Studies ; 541-556
2015-05-27
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
| Wiley | 2012