Art and cultural heritage; law, policy, and practice.9780521857642 Art and cultural heritage; law, policy, and practice. Ed. by Barbara T. Hoffman. Cambridge U. Pr. 2006 562 pages $75.00 Hardcover K3791 The plundering of the Iraq Museum, the burning of its National Library, the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban, the illegal excavation excavation In archaeology, the exposure, recording, and recovery of buried material remains. The techniques employed vary by the type of site, but all forms of archaeological excavation require great skill and careful preparation. and looting of archaeological sites in Central Asia and worldwide, restitution In the context of Criminal Law, state programs under which an offender is required, as a condition of his or her sentence, to repay money or donate services to the victim or society; with respect to maritime law, the restoration of articles lost by jettison, done when the and reparation Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted. The losing countries in a war often must pay damages to the victors for the economic harm that the losing countries inflicted during wartime. These damages are commonly called military reparations. claims by countries whose culture is displayed in foreign museums--these are the issues and realities with which art and cultural heritage laws and policies grapple. Produced by the International Bar Association, and resulting in part from a conference held in Cancun, Mexico in 2001, this volume presents 65 scholarly articles by an international group of lawyers and experts describing issues, cases, and solutions in the field. The papers are divided into ten sections: on underwater cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, museums, innovative partnerships, arbitration and mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, , the mining industry and its financing, national interpretations of the World Heritage Convention, and the art market. Twelve essays are devoted to individual examples of cultural heritage preservation and management, in Angkor Wat Angkor Wat Temple complex in Angkor (now in northwestern Cambodia), the crowning work of Khmer architecture. About 1,700 yards (1,550 m) long by 1,500 yards (1,400 m) wide, it is the world's largest religious structure. , New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Paraguay, Nigeria, Bolivia, and Peru, among others. In addition, the first seven articles delve into legal tools and broad issues relevant to any lawyer, curator, or other professional in the field of heritage preservation and protection. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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