TY - GEN digital ID - 131687754 TI - Cultural Heritage and International Law : Objects, Means and Ends of International Protection AU - Lagrange, Evelyne AU - Oeter, Stefan AU - Uerpmann-Wittzack, Robert PY - 2018 SN - 9783319787893 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of culture KW - Sociology of cultural policy KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Economics KW - Law of armed conflicts. Humanitarian law KW - International law KW - Human rights KW - cultureel erfgoed KW - mensenrechten KW - cultuur KW - economie KW - internationaal recht KW - internationale organisaties UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131687754 AB - 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, such as languages and traditions. Cultural heritage thus defined is protected by various legal regimes, including the law of armed conflicts, UNESCO Conventions and international criminal law. With a view to strengthening international protection, the authors analyze existing regimes and elaborate innovative concepts, such as blue helmets of culture and safe havens for endangered cultural heritage. Finally, the ends of international protection come to the fore, and the authors address possible conflicts between protecting cultural diversity and wishes to strengthen cultural identity. ER -