The 1972 World Heritage Convention: A Commentary (Oxford Commentaries on International Cultural Heritage Law)

Cover
Series
The 1972 World Heritage Convention
Copyright
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
PART I INTRODUCTION
	The 1972 World Heritage Convention: An Introduction
	Conceptual Development of the World Heritage Convention
PART II COMMENTARY
	The Preamble
	Article 1: Definition of Cultural Heritage
	Article 1: Cultural Landscapes
	Article 2: Definition of Natural Heritage
	Article 3: Identification and Delineation of World Heritage Properties
	Articles 4–​7: National and International Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage
	Articles 8–​11: World Heritage Committee and World Heritage List
	Article 11: List of World Heritage in Danger and Deletion of a Property from the World Heritage List
	Article 12: Protection of Properties Not Inscribed on the World Heritage List
	Article 13: World Heritage Committee and International Assistance
	Article 14: The Secretariat and Support of the World Heritage Committee
	Articles 15–​18: World Heritage Fund
	Articles 19–​26: International Assistance
	Articles 27–​28: Educational Programmes
	Article 29: Reports
	Article 34: Federal or Non-​Unitary Constitutional Systems
	Articles 30–​33 and 35–​38: Final Clauses
PART III RELATIONs OF THE WORLD HERITAGE  CONVENTION WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF  INTERNATIONAL LAW
	The 1972 World Heritage Convention in the Framework of Other UNESCO Conventions and Other Instruments on Cultural Heritage
	The World Heritage Convention and Other Conventions Relating to the Protection of the Natural Heritage
	World Heritage and Human Rights
	The World Heritage Convention and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
	The World Heritage Convention and the Law of the Sea
	The World Heritage Convention and International Investment Law
PART IV CONCLUSIONS
	The Future of the World Heritage Convention: Problems and Prospects
Index