Research Handbook on Art, Culture and Heritage Law

Name: Research Handbook on Art, Culture and Heritage Law
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781800374218
Price: 3593.85 HKD
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Author: Sophie Vigneron; Janet Ulph; Antoinette Maget Dominicé
ISBN: 9781800374218

Edited by Sophie Vigneron · Janet Ulph · Antoinette Maget Dominicé

Edward Elgar Publishing March 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781800374218
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: March 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This interdisciplinary Research Handbook brings together leading scholars from different disciplines to explore art, culture and heritage law, their definition, protection and contestation. It critically assesses legal frameworks and ethical practices through four challenges: sustainable development, intergenerational equity, decolonisation and cultural rights.

Adopting both a theoretical and practical approach, contributors debate the key areas in art, culture and heritage law, including the nature of cultural heritage, ethics and the art market, the development of international norms on the protection of cultural heritage, repatriation and its consequences, trafficking in peacetime and the intentional destruction of heritage and looting in wartime. Chapters discuss the significance of provenance research from both legal and ethical perspectives, outlining the changeable nature of heritage objects and the connections they can forge. This Research Handbook ultimately underscores the significance of cross-disciplinary research and public participation in cultural and heritage issues, drawing insights from law, criminology and sociology.

The Research Handbook on Art, Culture and Heritage Law is a valuable resource for scholars and students of law, particularly those interested in the evolution of art and cultural heritage law. It is also a necessary read for those in related fields such as criminology, archaeology, museology and cultural studies.

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Introduction 1: Janet Ulph, Antoinette Maget Dominicé and Sophie Vigneron; PART I CONCEPTS; 2.
Authentic v fake 12: Sophie Vigneron; 3.
Circulation, journey and itineraries of cultural objects 35: Rosemary A. Joyce; 4.
Cultural heritage as a concept in religious studies 48: Andrew J. M. Irving; 5.
Heritage and identity 67: Mirosław Michał Sadowski; 6.
Cultural heritage and destruction 80: Leva Wenzel; 7.
Digital cultural heritage as a concept 98: Jörg Lehmann; PART II INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS; 8.
The development of the International Cultural Heritage Law Framework 115: Sebastian M. Spitra; 9.
Heritage and sovereignty 134: Andrzej Jakubowski; 10.
Participation of non-state actors in cultural heritage management and: rulemaking 151; Alice Lopes Fabris; 11.
International heritage law and communities 174: Lucas Lixinski; PART III INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS; 12.
The 1954 Hague Convention 188: Emma Cunliffe; 13.
Dissecting international cultural heritage crimes 210: Anne-Marie Carstens; 14.
The 1970 UNESCO Convention 232: Patty Gerstenblith; 15.
Back to the future 253: Giuditta Giardini and Marina Schneider; 16.
World heritage and sustainable development 268: Sophia Labadi; 17.
The 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater: Cultural Heritage 280; Elena Perez-Alvaro; 18.
The Council of Europe conventions 297: Robert Pickard; PART IV DOMESTIC PERSPECTIVES; 19.
Cultural heritage law in the United States 321: Derek Fincham; 20.
The safeguarding of cultural heritage 342: Jorge Sánchez Cordero; 21.
Between Prague and Ljubljana 358: Wolfgang Wieshaider; 22.
Cultural heritage as a legal and political construct 369: Marie Cornu and Noé Wagener; 23.
From a moral function to a utilitarian function 383: Jihane Chedouki; PART V THE ART TRADE; 24.
Ethics and the art market 405: Janet Ulph; 25.
Provenance, due diligence and discourse(s) 426: Marie Cornu and Antoinette Maget Dominicé; 26.
Provenance as accountability 441: Lynn Rother, Max Koss and Fabio Mariani; 27.
Art export controls 458: Anna Pirri Valentini; 28.
Transnational criminal regulation and its domestic effects on the art trade 474: Saskia Hufnagel; 29.
EU Regulation 2019/880 on the import of cultural goods 500: Neil Brodie; 30.
Exploring aspects of the online trade in antiquities through snapshot: analysis 513; Emily Peacock and Donna Yates; PART VI RESTITUTION AND RETURN; 31.
ADR and the Indigenous repatriation claim 529: Debbie De Girolamo; 32.
Cross-border restitution 552: Evelien Campfens; 33.
The return of cultural objects 569: Kristin Hausler; 34.
To share or not to share? Shared heritage in the post-colonial context 584: Marie-Marie-Sophie de Clippele; 35.
Digital activism as tool for the return of cultural objects 609: Emiline Smith; 36.
Restitution beyond the object 627: Andrea Wallace, Francesca Farmer and Mathilde Pavis