TY  - JOUR
TT  - THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AU  - Papaioannou, Katerina
PY  - 2017
DA  - April
DO  - 10.18769/ijasos.309684
JF  - IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences
JO  - IJASOS
PB  - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2411-183X
SP  - 257
EP  - 262
VL  - 3
IS  - 7
KW  - cultural heritage
KW  - international law
KW  - protection of cultural heritage
N2  - We present a comprehensive analysis of the concept ofcultural heritage and the institutionalisation of its protection by theinternational law in various historical contexts of involved states, i.e.,during peace, conflict, social and/or political crisis. Furthermore, we discussthe human dimension of the protection of cultural heritage at an internationallevel under the public international law. In particular, we first investigatewhether states remain central actors at national and international level as faras the protection of cultural property within their territory is concerned.Subsequently, we examine the limitations imposed on the action range of a statedue to primary and secondary legislation of international organizations wherethe state participates. Apart from this form of external pressure on the statejurisdiction, we also examine whether the action range of a state is furtherlimited by the action of individuals and groups. Furthermore, we discuss on thepotential role of international human rights law in such situations, theinterdependence between the protection of individuals and cultural goods aswell as whether the individual is transformed into an active actor ofinternational law.Our analysis clearly suggests that internationalorganizations play a catalytic role in cultural protection at an internationallevel, with UNESCO holding a leading position. UNESCO forms a centralprocessing mechanism for international protection standards and seems to be themain forum for monitoring compliance of states with international protectionstandards. However, an issue that certainly deserves further investigation iswhether UNESCO can be actually efficient in the absence of ratificationmechanisms regarding cultural protection.Our approach and methodology involves thoroughanalysis of concepts, review of historical developments in international lawregarding the protection of cultural heritage, review of the activities ofinternational organizations as well as the description of the existing legalframework. Results of our study suggest that the issue of cultural heritage protectionis multidimensional and involves not only states but also individuals who areholders of rights and obligations regarding cultural heritage protection. Inaddition, our results clearly imply that there is still room for improvement inthe continuously evolving international law towards the establishment of a moresatisfactory framework for the protection of cultural heritage.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.309684
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