International Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-68417-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Cultural Heritage and International Law

The world’s cultural heritage is under threat from war, illicit trafficking, social and economic upheaval, unregulated excavation and neglect. Over a period of almost fifty years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has adopted five international conventions that attempt to protect this cultural heritage. This book comprehensively and critically considers these five UNESCO cultural heritage conventions. The book looks at the conventions in the context of recent events that have exposed the dangers faced by cultural heritage, including the destruction of cultural heritage sites in Iraq and the looting of the Baghdad museum, the destruction the Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, the salvage of artefacts from the RMS Titanic and the illicit excavation and trade in Chinese, Peruvian and Italian archaeological objects.

As the only existing work to consider all five of the cultural heritage conventions adopted by UNESCO, the book acts as an introduction to this growing area of international law. However, the book does not merely describe the conventional principles and rules, but, critically evaluates the extent to which these international law principles and rules provide an effective and coherent international law framework for the protection of cultural heritage. It is suitable not only for those schooled in the law, but also for those who work with cultural heritage in all its manifestations seeking a broad but critical consideration of this important area of international law.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forrest, Craig

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Kommunal- und Baurecht Denkmalschutz- und Kulturgüterschutzrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Defining Cultural Heritage In International Law 2. International Legal Framework 3. Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflicts 4. The Return, Restitution and Repatriation of Movable Cultural Heritage 5. World Heritage Convention 6. Underwater Cultural Heritage 7. Intangible Cultural Heritage 8. From Five International Conventions to an International Law of Co-Operation

Über Autor(innen)

Craig Forrest is a Senior Lecturer in law at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, Australia.