Advanced Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law

Lorenzo Casini delves into the increasing globalization of cultural heritage law in this innovative and thought-provoking . Chapters build on examples of armed conflict, UNESCO World Heritage, illicit traffic and restitution, and museums. In addition to answering fundamental questions on cultural property, Casini constantly connects national and global aspects of cultural heritage law; he dissects old and contemporary dilemmas such as the public and private divide, the paradoxes of protection, the complex regulation of landscape, or the retention v. restitution approaches, and examines the future challenges of cultural heritage law in the digital age. Key Features: This coherent will prove invaluable to scholars across cultural heritage law and art law. It will also be an invigorating read for practitioners, museum professionals, and lawyers in cultural heritage, art law, and intellectual property worldwide. Lastly, it highlights the general relevance and significance of cultural heritage issues in the field of law and in social sciences more broadly.