Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights

Laura Pineschi is Full Professor of International Law at the University of Parma (Italy). She is the author of two monographs and the editor of various volumes, published in Italy and abroad. Results of her research activity in the fields of international environmental law, UN peacekeeping operations, human rights law, cultural heritage protection and cultural rights have also been published in Italian and international academic journals or as book chapters. She has been Director of the Directed Studies of The Hague Academy of International Law in 2015 and Member of the Directive Council of the Italian Society of International Law from 2009 to 2016. At the University of Parma, she served as Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2009 to 2012 and as Director of the Center for Studies in European and International Affairs (CSEIA) from 2016 to 2023.

PART I

INTRODUCTION

Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights:

The Need for an Integrated Approach

Laura Pineschi

PART II

GENERAL ISSUES IN A FRAGMENTED LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The Principle of Sustainable Development and International Cultural Heritage Law

Ana Filipa Vrdoljak

The Spirit and the Substance. The Human Dimension of Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of Sustainability

Federico Lenzerini

‘No One May Invoke’: The Protection of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Diversity for Human Rights and Sustainable Development, between Synergies to Build and Conflicts to Prevent

Federica Mucci

Cultural Properties in Outer Space

Tullio Scovazzi

The Urban-Rural Divide and the Contribution of Cultural Heritage to Sustainable Development

Francesco Francioni

EU Law, Sustainable Development and Culture: A Controversial Encounter?

Marco Inglese

PART III

TANGIBILE CULTURAL HERITAGE,

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Its Impact on the Implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention

Sabine von Schörlemer

The Impact of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, and of Its Related Monitoring Mechanisms, on the Sustainable Management of Sites: The Venice Case

Marco Gestri

Restitution of Cultural Property and Decolonization of Museums: Issues of Consistency between Fulfilment of Legal Obligations, Ethical Principles, and Identity Links

Manlio Frigo

‘Contested’ Cultural Heritage: Towards the Emergence of an International Duty of Transmission to Future Generations?

Costanza Rizzetto

PART IV

INTANGIBILE CULTURAL HERITAGE,

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Sustainable Development and Intangible Cultural Heritage

Tullio Scovazzi

Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Policies:

A Principle at the Crossroads of Human Rights and Sustainable Development

Véronique Guèvremont

Traditional Governance Institutions and the Holistic Protection of Traditional Knowledge

Francis Kariuki

Strengthening the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Development Projects:

The Role of Multilateral Development Banks

Berenika Drazewska and Kristin Hausler

Some Remarks on Child and Forced Marriages, Traditional Practices Harmful to Women’s Health and Their Possible Implications for Sustainable Development

Francesca Trombetta Panigadi

PART V

CULTURAL HERITAGE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS:

FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Cultural, Environmental and Climate Rights: Insights from International and EU Law

Ottavio Quirico

A Cultural Rights-Based Approach to Climate Change? Limits and Implications of Cultural Claims in Climate Cases before International Human Rights Monitoring Bodies

Elena Carpanelli

Gravity and Grace: Sustainable Development, Foreign Investments and Cultural Heritage in International Investment Law

Valentina Vadi

The Legal Protection of Biocultural Diversity between Cultural Rights and Sustainable Development. A Comparative Perspective

Pier Luigi Petrillo

Cultural Traditional Practices v. Protection of Wildlife: Possible Solutions

in the Light of the Principle of Sustainability

Maria Clara Maffei

PART VI

CONCLUSIONS

An Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights:

Mission Impossible?

Laura Pineschi