Short Course: International Cultural Heritage Law

Course Details

This course will offer an introduction to cultural heritage as an international legal concept. It will include discussions of the key threats to cultural heritage at present, including trafficking, armed conflicts, and development. In doing so, it will also cover international instruments that have been adopted over the past decades to protect cultural heritage. Finally, the course will conclude with a special session focused on restitution matters, considering past return processes and what can be learnt from them.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to understand:

• What is 'cultural heritage' under international law?
• How does international law protect cultural heritage?
• What is the role of States and non-state actors in protecting cultural heritage?
• How has the conceptualization of cultural heritage changed overtime?

Course topics:

• Cultural Heritage as a Global Concept
  
• Cultural Heritage within the International Human Rights Framework
  
• The Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict
  
• Prosecuting and Redressing Crimes Against Cultural Heritage
  
• Combatting the Trafficking of Cultural Objects
  
• An Economic Perspective on Cultural Heritage: Cultural Objects as Goods
  
• World Cultural Heritage
  
• Intangible Cultural Heritage
  
• The Settlement of Inter-State Disputes Concerned with Cultural Heritage
  
• The Restitution of Cultural Heritage
  

  
Course leader

Kristin Hausler, Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director, Centre for International Law, BIICL.

Pricing and Registration

The course fee is £400 per person.

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Discounts

20% discount available for:

• individual and organisational members of BIICL
• groups of 3 or more attendees from NGO organisations or staff of government
• groups of 5 or more attendees from commercial organisations

For group bookings, please contact us.

Course format

The virtual course format will consist of a series of 5 sessions in which live (synchronous) teaching is offered via Zoom. Participants will be able to interact with the tutors and amongst themselves on screen.

What past participants say

"The course provided a very interesting overview of all the areas involved in the protection of cultural heritage."
"Good variation of topics, speakers and presentations all while remaining focused on the key themes... All resources are easily available. 10/10!"
"Really great overview of everything."

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