This book engages the shortcomings of the field of international heritage law, arguing that the five major UNESCO treaties have effectively prevented local communities from having a say in how their heritage is managed.

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Definitions: From Cultural Property to Cultural Heritage (and Back?)


• 3: Stakeholders in International Heritage Law


• 4: Temporalities of International Heritage Law


• 5: International Heritage Law and the Market


• 6: Heritage and the Environment


• 7: Implementation and Enforcement of International Heritage Law


• 8: The Bright and Dark Sides of International Heritage Law


• 9: Conclusions

Dr Lucas Lixinski is Associate Professor at Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute (Italy), an LLM from Central European University (Hungary), and an LLB from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, and Rapporteur of the International Law Association Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance. He sits on the board of multiple journals, including the International Journal of Heritage Studies.