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Law and the Politics of the Past: Legal Protection of Cultural Heritage in Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2010

Daphne Voudouri
Daphne Voudouri
Affiliation:
Panteion UniversityAthens, Greece. Email: dvoudouri@yahoo.gr
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Abstract

This article examines the main lines of Greek legislation on antiquities and on cultural heritage in general, in the course of its history, with an emphasis on the innovations and continuity of the current Law 3028 of 2002. It attempts to place the Greek case in the context of the relevant international experience and the broader debate about ownership of the past. It throws light on the relationship between the legal framework of antiquities and the formation and fostering of national identity in Greece, and on their close connection with the state, while at the same time criticizing the view that opposes a “cultural internationalist” approach to heritage to the “cultural nationalism” of Greece and other source countries.

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Research Article
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International Journal of Cultural Property , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , August 2010 , pp. 547 - 568
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Copyright © International Cultural Property Society 2010

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