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Immovable Cultural Heritage at Risk: Past – Present – Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2014

Kurt G. Siehr
Kurt G. Siehr*
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich, Switzerland, and Max-Planck-Institut, Hamburg, Germany. Email: siehr@mpipriv.de
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Abstract:

Immovable cultural heritage is still at risk of being neglected by the state responsible for heritage sites, by urban planning of big cities, and by armed conflicts around the world. Normally, because it is immovable, the international community cannot do very much. It can ban the trade of items that became movable property when detached from buildings or illegally excavated in certain protected sites. In other cases, it is the responsibility of the national state to care for cultural heritage and cultural objects. International conventions may furnish help and advice and provide for monitoring any risk to the cultural heritage of state parties.

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