Course Learning Objectives
To provide students with the knowledge of the historical development of the legal concept of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, at a national and international level.
To provide the students with the tools to:
- critically analyse the primary legal sources related to the protection of cultural heritage;
- identify the different fields of law involved in the protection of cultural heritage;
- combine theoretical debates and case study.
To provide students with the knowledge of the historical development of the legal concept of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, at a national and international level.
To provide the students with the tools to:
- critically analyse the primary legal sources related to the protection of cultural heritage;
- identify the different fields of law involved in the protection of cultural heritage;
- combine theoretical debates and case study.
teacher profile teaching materials
Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagado (eds.), "Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017", Venezia: Ed. Ca’ Foscari, 2017 (extracts).
Available online: http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-179-9/978-88-6969-179-9_CGTicPb.pdf.
Other materials will be provided during the course, according to the course schedule.
Programme
What is cultural heritage and why is it important? When, where and how cultural heritage started to be protected? Which are the legal tools at our disposal to protect cultural heritage? Is cultural heritage a human rights issue? This course aims at providing answers to these questions and hand of international treatises, national laws and case study. In order to introduce the students to the complexity of the topic, a historical overview (with focus on Italy) will be provided to understand how the legal concept of cultural heritage developed at a national, European and global level.Core Documentation
Course reading materials:Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagado (eds.), "Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017", Venezia: Ed. Ca’ Foscari, 2017 (extracts).
Available online: http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-179-9/978-88-6969-179-9_CGTicPb.pdf.
Other materials will be provided during the course, according to the course schedule.
Reference Bibliography
Supporting reading materials: Janet Blake, "International Cultural Heritage Law", Oxford: OUP, 2015 Marina Lostal, "International Cultural Heritage Law in Armed Conflict. Case-Studies of Syria, Libya, Mali, the Invasion of Iraq, and the Buddhas of Bamiyan", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017 Theodosius Tsivolas, "Law and Religious Cultural Heritage in Europe", New York: Springer, 2014.Type of delivery of the course
Each lesson will be given at hand of a power point presentation which will be enriched by pictures and videos. The students will be invited to ask questions and actively participate in the debate.Type of evaluation
To achieve the above mentioned objectives, students will have to: • take a midterm exam consisting in a list of open-ended questions; • write a research paper at the end of the course and make a presentation to the class based on their research paper; the presentation can consist in a power point or in a video; • engage in class discussions/debates. The course will be assessed on the following basis: • Midterm exam: 30% of the final grade • 2000 (min.) – 3000 (max.) words research essay (including footnotes) + presentation: 40% of final grade • Final oral examination: 30% of final grade