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Home Introduction (Opens new window) Membership Seminars Publications Art Antiquity & Law Distance Learning and Intensive Courses Situations Vacant Links Contact Us		CULTURAL HERITAGE CONVENTIONS and other Instruments: A Compendium with Commentaries edited by Patrick J. O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott ISBN: 978-1-903987-12-4, 343 pages; published March 2011 This book, with commentaries from two of the leading experts in the law of cultural heritage, provides all the significant texts of international law on the protection of heritage and includes a short commentary on the evolution of each one and on their relationship to one another. The instruments discussed include the most significant UNESCO Conventions, including that of 1970 on Illicit Trade, 2001 on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 2003 on Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Unidroit 1995 Convention, the Hague Convention 1954 and its two Protocols, the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe 1985, European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised) 1992, the European Landscape Convention 2000, the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society 2005, together with a wide range of recommendations and declarations from UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the United Nations. Colour illustrations throughout the book demonstrate the immense diversity of heritage that is legally protected today. This book is a fundamental working tool for all cultural professionals and academics, including anthropologists, archaeologists, architects, cultural administrators, legal advisers, museum staff and site curators. This book is available online at £39 (normal price £58) or £19 for members of the Institute of Art and Law (plus P&P)  UK Orders - £39 plus £2 p&p    Orders to Europe - £39 plus £4 p&p     Outside Europe - £39 plus £8 p&p (not US - please order through www.isbs.com)    UK Members - £19 plus £2 p&p    Orders to Europe - £19 plus £4 p&p     Outside Europe - £19 plus £8 p&p (not US - please order through www.isbs.com)   Send comments to webmaster@ial.uk.com © The Institute of Art and Law 1995-2008