The legal protection of cultural heritage: national and international perspectives

Abstract

In this paper the author reveals briefly the history of the protection of cultural heritage that is a growing international concern. The research aims at revealing the essential issues related to the examination of protection of cultural national heritage and the protection of cultural rights in international law that has led to a fine network of rules and regulations. Thus, the protection of cultural heritage has become an important subject that is relevant in a network of policy areas. The UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the Intangible Heritage Convention should be interpreted in each other’s context, and that it may be advised that in time these two Conventions should merge into one. Political shifts in national governments should not stand in the way of the operationalization of the Diversity Convention .