Cultural heritage and dialogue

Cultural heritage and knowledge

Cultural heritage and economic activity

Cultural heritage and the information society

Underwater cultural heritage in the contiguous zone

Underwater cultural heritage shall not be commercially exploited.

(a) it is cultural heritage of the greatest importance for humanity;

(b) Pipelines and cables placed on the seabed shall not be considered as underwater cultural heritage.

The ` intangible cultural heritage` , as defined in paragraph 1 above, is manifested inter alia in the following domains:

public reflection and debate on the opportunities and challenges which the cultural heritage represents;

Underwater cultural heritage in internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea

(c) Installations other than pipelines and cables, placed on the seabed and still in use, shall not be considered as underwater cultural heritage.

Recovered underwater cultural heritage shall be deposited, conserved and managed in a manner that ensures its long-term preservation.

- the protection of cultural heritage;

Inventories

Sustainable use of the cultural heritage

Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Cultural heritage law and policies

(Protection of the Natural and Cultural Heritage)

(a) to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage;

(c) ` Documents` in the preceding sub-paragraphs includes film, audio and video tapes and other recordings, as well as any form of computerised records, and includes documents which constitute cultural property.

a cultural heritage is a group of resources inherited from the past which people identify, independently of ownership, as a reflection and expression of their constantly evolving values, beliefs, knowledge and traditions.

(a) ` Underwater cultural heritage` means all traces of human existence having a cultural, historical or archaeological character which have been partially or totally under water, periodically or continuously, for at least 100 years such as:

Where there is a discovery of underwater cultural heritage or it is intended that activity shall be directed at underwater cultural heritage in a State Party's exclusive economic zone or on its continental shelf, that State Party shall:

Cultural diversity is made manifest not only through the varied ways in which the cultural heritage of humanity is expressed, augmented and transmitted through the variety of cultural expressions, but also through diverse modes of artistic creation, production, dissemination, distribution and enjoyment, whatever the means and technologies used.

Seizure and disposition of underwater cultural heritage

Being aware that cultural diversity creates a rich and varied world, which increases the range of choices and nurtures human capacities and values, and therefore is a mainspring for sustainable development for communities, peoples and nations,

RESTITUTION OF STOLEN CULTURAL OBJECTS

The Republic of Slovenia, participating in the Council of Ministers of Culture of South East Europe and the "Cultural Heritage - A Bridge towards a Shared Future", supported the establishment of the Centre through declarations adopted at ministerial conferences organised as part of these initiatives.

CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

(a) altering the status or diminishing the level of protection under the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of World Heritage properties with which an item of the intangible cultural heritage is directly associated; or

` Activities directed at underwater cultural heritage` means activities having underwater cultural heritage as their primary object and which may, directly or indirectly, physically disturb or otherwise damage underwater cultural heritage.

The organisation of public responsibilities for cultural heritage

Rights and responsibilities relating to cultural heritage

The ` intangible cultural heritage` means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills? as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith? that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.

For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development.

Access to cultural heritage and democratic participation

Any State Party may declare to the State Party in whose exclusive economic zone or on whose continental shelf the underwater cultural heritage is located its interest in being consulted on how to ensure the effective protection of that underwater cultural heritage.

Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage at the international level

Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage at the national level

` Activities incidentally affecting underwater cultural heritage` means activities which, despite not having underwater cultural heritage as their primary object or one of their objects, may physically disturb or otherwise damage underwater cultural heritage.

RETURN OF ILLEGALLY EXPORTED CULTURAL OBJECTS

(b) conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of European significance;

Considering the deep-seated interdependence between the intangible cultural heritage and the tangible cultural and natural heritage,

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

To sustain the cultural heritage, the Parties undertake to:

Shared responsibility for cultural heritage and public participation

(a) the safeguarding of the heritage inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding;