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 IINTRODUCTIONCultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights: The Need for an Integrated ApproachLaura Pineschi PART IIGENERAL ISSUES IN A FRAGMENTED LEGAL FRAMEWORKThe Principle of Sustainable Development and International Cultural Heritage LawAna Filipa Vrdoljak The Spirit and the Substance. The Human Dimension of Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of SustainabilityFederico 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 PreventFederica MucciCultural Properties in Outer SpaceTullio Scovazzi The Urban-Rural Divide and the Contribution of Cultural Heritage to Sustainable DevelopmentFrancesco FrancioniEU Law, Sustainable Development and Culture: A Controversial Encounter? Marco Inglese PART IIITANGIBILE CULTURAL HERITAGE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTSThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Its Impact on the Implementation of the 1972 World Heritage ConventionSabine von Schörlemer The Impact of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, and of Its Related Monitoring Mechanisms, on the Sustainable Management of Sites: The Venice CaseMarco GestriRestitution of Cultural Property and Decolonization of Museums: Issues of Consistency between Fulfilment of Legal Obligations, Ethical Principles, and Identity LinksManlio Frigo ‘Contested’ Cultural Heritage: Towards the Emergence of an International Duty of Transmission to Future Generations?Costanza Rizzetto PART IVINTANGIBILE CULTURAL HERITAGE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTSSustainable 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 DevelopmentVéronique Guèvremont Traditional Governance Institutions and the Holistic Protection of Traditional KnowledgeFrancis Kariuki Strengthening the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Development Projects: The Role of Multilateral Development BanksBerenika Drazewska and Kristin Hausler Some Remarks on Child and Forced Marriages, Traditional Practices Harmful to Women’s Health and Their Possible Implications for Sustainable DevelopmentFrancesca Trombetta Panigadi PART VCULTURAL HERITAGE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS: FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Cultural, Environmental and Climate Rights: Insights from International and EU LawOttavio Quirico A Cultural Rights-Based Approach to Climate Change? Limits and Implications of Cultural Claims in Climate Cases before International Human Rights Monitoring BodiesElena Carpanelli Gravity and Grace: Sustainable Development, Foreign Investments and Cultural Heritage in International Investment LawValentina Vadi The Legal Protection of Biocultural Diversity between Cultural Rights and Sustainable Development. A Comparative PerspectivePier Luigi Petrillo Cultural Traditional Practices v. Protection of Wildlife: Possible Solutions in the Light of the Principle of SustainabilityMaria Clara Maffei PART VICONCLUSIONSAn Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and Human Rights:Mission Impossible?Laura Pineschi