Final report of the ILA Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance
Starrenburg,Sophie
Starrenburg,Sophie
Abstract
International cultural heritage regimes such as the World Heritage Convention have faced increasing scrutiny with regard to the impact of heritage governance on local communities. An oft-posited solution to this problem is to increase the possibilities for these communities to participate in decisions that will potentially affect the heritage they live in, with, or around. For international lawyers, this discussion is usually framed through the lens of the right to take part in cultural life guaranteed by human rights law. This case note reflects on the Final Report of the International Law Association’s Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance, which analyzes the current state of the law on these issues and formulates several proposals for its future development. The case note underlines the potentialities of human rights-based approaches to heritage management and the importance of adopting a cross-sectoral approach to participation in international governance.
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2023-09-29
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communities, participation, international governance, human rights, right to take part in cultural life, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Starrenburg, S 2023, 'Final report of the ILA Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance', International Journal of Cultural Property, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0940739123000097