Cultural Heritage and International Law Objects, Means and Ends of I
This book explores the objects, means and ends of international cultural heritage protection. It starts from a broad conception of cultural heritage that encompasses both tangible property, such as museum objects or buildings, and intangible heritage
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ural Heritage and International Law Objects, Means and Ends of International Protection
Cultural Heritage and International Law
Evelyne Lagrange • Stefan Oeter • Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack Editors
Cultural Heritage and International Law Objects, Means and Ends of International Protection
Editors Evelyne Lagrange IREDIES Pantheon-Sorbonne University Paris, France
Stefan Oeter Faculty of Law University of Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack Faculty of Law University of Regensburg Regensburg, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-78788-6 ISBN 978-3-319-78789-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78789-3
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Preface
Cultural heritage is part of the identities of individuals, groups, and communities and not indifferent to states and international organizations. It is also the object of numerous norms and institutions in contemporary public international law. In armed conflicts, cultural heritage may be damaged inadvertently or even deliberately with a view to destroying cultural identities. In times of peace, cultural heritage becomes an object of economic exchange in a globalized world. Works of famous painters attain exorbitant prices at international art auctions, and inscribing a site or a local custom on a cultural heritage list is likely to promote tourism. Even in armed conflicts, cultural heritage sites are spoiled in order to sell the objects on the international art and antiques market. Global exchanges also put intangible cultural heritage under pressure, and local
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