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The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflictby Roger O'Keefe
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 44.00This books charts in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war, and analyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions. more...
Marine Scientific Researchby Florian H. Th. Wegelein
BRILL 2005; US$ 157.00The present analysis examines the legal framework for marine scientific research with a focus on research platforms more...
Nanotechnologieby Arno Scherzberg; Joachim Wendorff
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2008; US$ 112.00In this work, the basic principles of nanotechnology and its most important fields of application are presented and the current state of knowledge and the discussion surrounding the evaluation of the potential dangers associated with nanotechnology are explained. Finally, a legal evaluation of the regulatory needs and the development of benchmarks for an innovation-friendly risk minimization are presented. more...
Internationale Vorgaben zum Kulturgüterschutz und ihre Umsetzung in Deutschlandby Solveig Rietschel
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 112.00Following an introduction to the development of cultural property protection and a definition of terms, this work addresses international and European provisions in order to provide an overview of the current instruments and regulatory options relating to cultural property protection. An analysis of the legal position in the Federal Republic of Germany regarding cultural property protection follows, which confirms that this legal position continues to contain a series of severe flaws. Lastly, future developments within the scope of international cultural property protection are considered. more...
Cultural Human Rightsby Francesco Francioni; Martin Scheinin
BRILL 2008; US$ 177.00What is the relationship between culture and human rights? What precise obligations do cultural rights pose upon states or other actors in international law, or for the international community as a whole? This book analyses these dilemmas and assesses the impact that they have on the development of a coherent category of cultural human rights. more...
The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritageby Sarah Dromgoole
BRILL 2006; US$ 225.00Comprises a collection of sixteen national perspectives on law, policy and practice in respect of the underwater cultural heritage, written in light of the UNESCO Convention 2001. This volume features essays which provide an account of the legal position in each jurisdiction, as well as considering the impact that the 2001 Convention is having. more...
The Protection of Historic Propertiesby C. Sanz
WIT Press 2009; US$ 158.00This book is an introduction to the protection of historic properties by public agencies in three very different legal systems - the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain - as well as analysing international efforts to protect historic heritage. It is not intended as a comprehensive study of any of the legal systems, but rather as a tool to give the reader the chance to compare the legal techniques used in each different administrative system. more...
Legal & Financial Aspects of Architectural Conservationby Marc Denhez; Stephen Dennis
Dundurn Press 1997; US$ 24.99In this international study, 18 experts from 10 countries describe the legal challenges and solutions related to heritage property. more...
The Impact of Uniform Laws on the Protection of Cultural Heritage and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the 21st Centuryby Toshiyuki Kono
BRILL 2010; US$ 305.00Providing an overview of seven Conventions with the two Protocols adopted byUNESCOandUNIDROIT, this book offers comparative analysis of legal schemes for the protection or safeguarding of cultural heritage in 15 countries. more...
Cultural Heritage Issuesby J.A. Nafziger
BRILL 2009; US$ 130.00The global community, dependent as always on the cooperation of nation states, is gradually learning to address the serious threats to the cultural heritage of our disparate but shared civilizations. The legacy of conquest, colonialization, and commerce looms large in defining and explaining these threats. The essays contained in this challenging volume are based on papers presented at an international conference on cultural heritage issues that took place at Willamette University . The conference sought to generate fresh ideas about these cultural heritage issues; offer a good sense of their nuances and complexities; and reveal how culture, law, and ethics can interact, complement, diverge, and contradict one another. This book seeks to accomplish... more...









