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Transcultural Diplomacy and International Law in Heritage Conservation

A Dialogue between Ethics, Law, and Culture

  • Addresses the impact of law and cultural diplomacy in heritage conservation
  • Analyses the different cultural paradigms that intervene in the management of heritage
  • Advocates for improvements in international laws and conventions to enable better cultural policies of individual nations for the protection of human rights.

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Structure of the Research: Toward Transculturality

      • Olimpia Niglio, Eric Yong Joong Lee
      Pages 3-7
    3. Transcultural Diplomacy and International Law in Heritage Conservation

      • Olimpia Niglio, Eric Yong Joong Lee
      Pages 9-24
  3. Heritage and Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
    2. Octagon: The Quest for Wholeness

      • Hans Thomas Hakl
      Pages 49-62
    3. Ecclesiastical Heritage as a Human Right

      • Henrik Lindblad
      Pages 63-79
    4. Curzio Malaparte’s War Novels in Poland: Then and Now

      • Małgorzata Ślarzyńska
      Pages 81-98
    5. A Living Heritage: The Villa E.1027 by the Sea

      • Luis Manuel Palmero Iglesias, Graziella Bernardo
      Pages 99-113
    6. Jitiya: Tharu Inherence to Eco-Culture

      • Keshav Raj Chalise
      Pages 115-131
  4. Heritage and Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229

About this book

This book provides a substantial contribution to understanding the international legal framework for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. It offers a range of perspectives from well-regarded contributors from different parts of the world on the impact of law in heritage conservation. Through a holistic approach, the authors bring the reader into dialogue around the intersection between the humanities and legal sciences, demonstrating the reciprocity of interaction in programs and projects to enhance cultural heritage in the world. This edited volume compiles a selection of interesting reflections on the role of cultural diplomacy to address intolerances that often govern international relations, causing damage to human and cultural heritage. The main purpose of this collection of essays is to analyse the different cultural paradigms that intervene in the management of heritage, and to advocate for improvements in international laws and conventions to enable better cultural policies of individual nations for the protection of human rights. The editors submit that it is only through open dialogue between the humanities and jurisprudence that the international community will be able to better protect and value sovereignty, and promote cultural heritage for the development of a better world. This collection is relevant to scholars working in areas relating to law, management and policies of cultural heritage conservation and protection.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Olimpia Niglio

  • YIJUN Institute of International Law, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Eric Yong Joong Lee

About the editors

Olimpia Niglio is a Professor in Comparative History of Architecture. She is currently appointed by Hokkaido University, Japan, and a scholarship holder at Korea Foundation, Republic of Korea. Since 2012, she has been a Research Fellow at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, She has been a Professor at Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano and also at International School University of Ibagué, Colombia. She studied at the University of Naples “Federico II” where she obtained her PhD, Executive Master at Business School Sole24ore and Post Ph.D (Miur) in Conservation of Architectural Heritage. She is the director of EdA Esempi di Architettura International Research Center, is a member of the International Committee Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS ) and Vice president of Asian Cultural Landescape Association (ACLA). 

Eric Yong Yoong Lee is the President of YIJUN Institute of International Law, as well as Professor of International Law at Dongguk University, in Seoul, South Korea. He is also Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Shandong University of Technology's School of Law. Dr Lee obtained his AB (political science) and MPA (public policy) from the University of Washington and Seoul National University, respectively. He continued studying international law at Leiden University for his LLM, and completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Peter Malanczuk at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. An analyst of international law based on international relations, Dr Lee is an expert in international organization, international dispute settlement, and inter-Korean relations.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transcultural Diplomacy and International Law in Heritage Conservation

  • Book Subtitle: A Dialogue between Ethics, Law, and Culture

  • Editors: Olimpia Niglio, Eric Yong Joong Lee

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0309-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0308-2Published: 02 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0311-2Published: 02 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0309-9Published: 02 May 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXII, 435

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural Heritage, Law, general, Ethics, International Relations

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