Art, Cultural Heritage & Law: International Conventions: Websites & Commentaries

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Excerpt from ebook's description: "[C]overs the two leading multilateral treaties on movable cultural heritage: the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property adopted by UNESCO in 1970 and the Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Property adopted by UNIDROIT in 1995. Encompassing both public and private international law rules on the trade in cultural objects, the book provides a detailed historical and thematic overview, alongside an article-by-article analysis of the interpretation and application of these treaties. The texts of the 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions are examined in the working context of other culture conventions including the World Heritage Convention and the Intangible Heritage Convention, as well as related fields of international law, such as international humanitarian law, international criminal law, human rights law, and international economic law. The book also offers a critical examination of current trends and future directions which are informing the field."

Excerpt from book's description: "[P]rovides not only an article-by-article commentary on the provisions of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, but also a comprehensive analysis of the historical background that led to the adoption of the Convention and of the ways in which it is implemented around the world."

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Excerpt from ebook's description: Discusses "innovative aspects of the Second Protocol [to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict] such as enhanced protection, criminal responsibility and jurisdiction, and the protection of cultural property in armed conflicts not of an international character."

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Discusses: 1954 Hague Convention and the First Hague Protocol; 1977 Additional Protocols; 1999 Second Hague Protocol; and other pertinent law.
Excerpts from ebook's description: "Chart[s] in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war." "[A]nalyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions." "[S]erves as a comprehensive and balanced guide to a subject of increasing public profile, which will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners of international law and to all those concerned with preserving the cultural heritage."

Excerpt from ebook's abstract: Provides "a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)" and includes a Table of Cases.

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Abstract: "Just over 50 years have passed since the adoption of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the UNESCO World Heritage Convention). With its 194 States Parties, it is the most widely ratified convention within the family of UNESCO treaties on the protection of cultural heritage. Since the publication of the first edition, new problems have arisen in the management of world heritage sites. It has become increasingly difficult to properly monitor the conservation of the ever-growing mass of sites inscribed in the World Heritage List, and to resolve disputes over the formal designation of contested world heritage properties—a problem that has led to the withdrawal of the United States and Israel from UNESCO. New frontiers are now being tested for the expansion of the world heritage idea over marine areas beyond national jurisdictions, and the monopoly of the state in the identification, delineation, and presentation of world heritage properties is being increasingly challenged in the name of Indigenous peoples’ rights and by local communities claiming ownership over contested cultural sites. At the same time, the regime of world heritage protection has infiltrated other areas of international law, especially international economic law, investment arbitration, and the area of international criminal law. This second edition critically examines the World Heritage Convention against this dynamic evolution of international heritage law, to help academics, lawyers, diplomats, and officials interpret and apply the norms of the Convention after over half a century of uninterrupted implementing practice by States Parties and Treaty Bodies."

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Abstract: "Recent years have seen a proliferation in multilateral form instruments that attempt to define and protect cultural heritage. Signed by 170 different states, the 2003 UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention is the most significant and wide ranging. The aims of the legislation are to protect the traditional practices, expressions, knowledge, and skills that together form the mosaic of a community’s culture, and its ratification has led to a dynamic discourse over how best to conserve cultural heritage. This book bring together a team of experts to answer the key questions in this area. Providing an overview of the historical development of the instrument, the chapters move through each article of the legislation, examining its interpretation, the relevant jurisprudence, and persuasive critical assessments, in a text which will be of critical importance to academics and practitioners alike."

Excerpt from publisher's book description: "[E]xamines the background to the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage and provides a detailed commentary on all the Articles of the Convention and the Rules contained in the Annex, clearly demonstrating the way in which the Convention seeks to regulate salvage and other activities relating to shipwrecks. The book provides contemporary examples of the impact of underwater salvage operations on the cultural heritage located beneath the surface of the oceans and the way in which the Convention can address these issues."