1st Edition
International Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage
By Craig Forrest
Copyright 2010
480 Pages
by
Routledge
480 Pages
by
Routledge
480 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
Craig Forrest is a Senior Lecturer in law at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, Australia.
