World Heritage and Human Rights

Peter Bille Larsen lectures in Anthropology, International Governance, Heritage Studies and Development Studies at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. He has a strong interest in the intersection between conservation and social equity, including work in the fields of indigenous rights, World Heritage policy, human rights, as well as the anthropology of international politics.

• Introduction: World Heritage and Human Rights in the Asia Pacific and Global Arena Part I: Case Studies 2. The World Heritage Committee and Human Rights: Learning from Event Ethnography 3. World Heritage and Human Rights in Australia: from K’gari/Fraser Island to National Processes 4. Sambor Prei Kuk: Demarcating the Relationship between Religion and Cultural Heritage as Human Rights in Cambodia 5. Empowerment and Human Rights: Comparing Two Cultural Heritage Cases in Xi’an, China 6. World Heritage and Rights in Malaysia: A Case Study of Kinabalu Park World Heritage Site, Sabah 7. Cultural and Participation Rights in Bagan, Myanmar 8. Local Rights in World Heritage Sites: Learning from Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation Dynamics in the Kathmandu Valley 9. Vigan: World Heritage as a ‘Tool for Development’? 10. World Heritage and Ethnic Minority Rights in Phong Nha Ke Bang, Vietnam: Cosmopolitan Assemblages in Neoliberal Times Part II: Legal Reviews 11. The Inter-relationship of the World Heritage Convention and International Human Rights Law: A Preliminary Assessment and Outlook 12. Legal Frameworks for World Heritage and Human Rights in Australia 13. The World Heritage Convention and Human Rights in Nepal: A Review of Legal Norms and Practices 14. World Heritage and Human Rights Policy and Legislation in the Philippines 15. World Heritage and Human Rights Policy in Vietnam: A Legal Review Part III: Conclusions 16. (Re)structuring Rights and World Heritage Dynamics and Looking Towards the Future Annex 17. Caux Call for Action on Rights-Based Approaches in World Heritage

"In this excellent volume Peter Bille Larsen carefully argues that while rights infringements associated with World Heritage listing and management processes have been too long ignored it is important to recognize the advances being made by many practitioners on the ground towards achieving stronger social justice at World Heritage sites. Larsen’s guarded optimism is supported by an admirable set of contributors providing original case studies and legal reviews that capture the changing situation in the Asia-Pacific region." - Professor William Logan, Deakin University, Australia