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International Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage.
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 tha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- International Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage; copyright; Contents; Table of Conventions and other international instruments; Table of cases; Preface; 1 Defining cultural heritage in international law; Introduction; The notion of cultural heritage; The values attributable to cultural heritage; The expressive value of cultural heritage; Preservation of archaeological and historical evidence; Economic value; To whom the cultural heritage is of value; Group or community; The nation; Humankind; The meaning of protection; Physical protection; Protection in situ.
- Protection of visibility and accessibilityRetention of cultural heritage; Protection as co-operation; Conclusion; The legal value of cultural heritage; The definition of cultural heritage in International Conventions; Conclusion: For the purposes of the present Convention; Post script: A note on terminology; 2 International legal framework; Introduction; The International Law of Conventions; The adoption of Conventions and consent by States to be bound; Protocols; Reservations; Entry into force; Revision of Conventions; Retrospectivity of Conventions.
- The national implementation of international ConventionsInterpretation of Conventions; The binding nature of Conventions; The State in whose territory the cultural heritage is found; Other States Parties to a Convention; Third States; The international community; Customary international law; Soft law; 3 Cultural heritage and armed conflicts; Introduction; The armed conflict in the Balkans; Iraq and the Gulf Wars; A history of war and cultural heritage; The Hague Regulations; The First World War and its aftermath; The Second World War and the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
- The doctrine of military necessity1954 Hague Convention; Overview of the Convention; The preamble's guiding principles; Scope of Application of the Convention; Definition of cultural property; The core Conventional duties; Safeguarding cultural property; Respect for cultural property; Occupation; Special protection; Special protection and the military necessity exception; The international regulatory regime; First Protocol and occupation; The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions; The 1999 Second Protocol; General provisions regarding protection; The enhanced protection regime.
- The list of cultural property under enhanced protectionEnhanced protection and military necessity; Penal sanctions; New institutional arrangements; The protection of cultural property during armed conflict and customary international law; Conclusion; 4 The return, restitution and repatriation of movable cultural heritage; Introduction; The history of the protection of movable cultural heritage; The return, restitution and repatriation framework; The market for cultural heritage; Defining terms of movement; Restitution; Return; Repatriation; Place of origin; Identifying the physical origin.