Law and the Cultural Heritage: Creations and Preservation

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780406120700


This volume deals with the creation of cultural objects and the legal rights of their creators, owners and the State in relation to them. It includes discussion of the developing law of conservation and restoration as well as a chapter on fraud, forgery and counterfeiting. There is a study of the law concerning "intangible cultural heritage", such as skills, crafts and folklore. A final chapter discusses the problems of enforcement of the laws covered in this volume.