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.
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