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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Commentary
- The Preamble
- Art.1 Definition of Cultural Heritage
- I Historical Background
- II Definitional Elements and Scope of ‘Cultural Heritage’
- III The Development of the Notion of ‘Cultural Heritage’ within the Framework of the Implementation of the Convention
- IV The Impact of Other Instruments and Conventions on the Notion of ‘Cultural Heritage’ in the 1972 Convention
- V Authenticity and Integrity as Testimony to the Value of ‘Cultural Heritage’
- VI The Link between Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Convention
- VII Concluding Remarks
- Art.1 Cultural Landscapes
- Art.2 Definition of Natural Heritage
- Art.3 Identification and Delineation of World Heritage Properties
- I Introduction
- II Identification of Properties of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’
- III Preparation of Tentative Lists
- IV Factors to be Taken into Account in Identifying and Delineating Properties
- V Identifying Cultural Properties
- VI Identifying Natural Properties
- VII Identifying and Delineating Mixed Natural and Cultural Properties
- VIII Identification and Delineation of Specific Types of properties
- IX Visual Impacts, Buffer Zones, and the Process of Delineation
- X Delineating Cultural Properties
- XI Preparation of Nominations of Identified Properties
- XII Identification and Delineation of Transnational and Transboundary Properties
- XIII Identification and Delineation of Serial Properties
- XIV Identification of Areas Additional to Current Listings
- XV Identification of World Heritage Properties in Danger
- XVI Global Strategy for a Balanced, Representative, and Credible World Heritage List
- Art.4–7 National and International Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage
- I Scope of Chapter II and Autonomy from Chapter III
- II Importance of Chapter II
- III Commentary’s Approach
- IV Article 4
- V Article 5
- VI Article 6
- VII Article 7
- VIII The Convention, its Preamble, and Chapter II v. Collective Interest, Erga Omnes (Partes) Obligations and their Enforceability
- 1 Does the Convention clearly express the existence of a ‘collective interest’?
- 2 Does the protection of heritage under the Convention match the requirement of the ‘importance’ of the interest involved required by the ICJ?
- 3 From erga omnes to erga omnes partes obligations with regard to treaty law
- 4 Does the Convention establish obligations relevant for and enforceable under Article 48(1) of the International Law Commission’s Articles on State responsibility?
- 5 Conclusions
- 6 Suitability of State responsibility and its remedies for heritage protection purposes
- Art.8–11 World Heritage Committee and World Heritage List
- Art.11 List of World Heritage in Danger and Deletion of a Property from the World Heritage List
- Art.12 Protection of Properties Not Inscribed on the World Heritage List
- I The Purpose of Article 12
- II The Significance of the Inclusion of Article 12 in Chapter III of the Convention
- III The Content of the Obligations Arising from Article 12
- IV The Effectiveness of the Obligations Arising from Article 12
- V The Use of Article 12 in the Implementing Practice of the Convention
- VI Practical Effects Arising from Article 12
- VII Conclusion: Is the Presence of Article 12 in the Text of the Convention Necessary?
- Art.13 World Heritage Committee and International Assistance
- I Introduction
- II International Assistance in the Context of the World Heritage Convention
- III Power to Receive Requests
- IV Power to Determine Requests and the Order of Priorities
- V Power to Make Necessary Arrangements with Government Concerned
- VI List of Grants
- VII World Heritage Fund and Fund Raising
- VIII Cooperation with other Organizations, Bodies, and Individuals
- IX Conclusion
- Art.14 The Secretariat and Support of the World Heritage Committee
- I Introduction
- II Secretariat of the World Heritage Committee
- A Profile of the Secretariat
- B Roles of the Secretariat to the World Heritage Committee
- 1 Management of the World Heritage Convention
- 2 Nominations for the World Heritage List
- 3 Periodic Reporting
- 4 Reactive Monitoring and Deletion from the World Heritage List
- 5 Global Strategy for Representative, Balanced, and Credible World Heritage List
- 6 World Heritage Fund and other financial resources
- 7 International Assistance
- 8 Dissemination of Information
- 9 Coordination with UNESCO and Related Conventions
- 10 World Heritage Emblem
- III The Secretariat, Advisory Bodies, and Work of the Committee
- IV Conclusion
- Art.15–16 World Heritage Fund
- I The Nature of the World Heritage Fund
- II The Resources Making up the World Heritage Fund
- III Other Funds Available for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
- IV The Penalty Imposed on States Parties in Arrears with their Contributions to the World Heritage Fund
- V The Management of the World Heritage Fund
- Art.17—18 Activities to Support the World Heritage Fund
- I Introduction
- II Application of Articles 17 and 18
- A Article 17
- B Article 18
- 1 International Programme for the Preservation of Angkor, Cambodia
- 2 Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Natural Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 3 International Cooperation through Bi- and Multilateral Agreements with Governments and Development Agencies and Partnerships with NGOs and the Corporate sector
- III Collaboration with NGOs and the Corporate Sector
- Art.19–26 International Assistance
- Art.27–28 Educational Programmes
- Art.29 Reports
- I Introduction
- II State Party Reports: Periodic Reporting
- III World Heritage Committee Reports to the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention and the General Conference of UNESCO
- IV Reports by the World Heritage Centre
- V Reports of World Heritage Committee Meeting Decisions to States Parties
- VI Reports from the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee
- VII Reactive Monitoring Reports
- VIII Reports of Expert Meetings and Studies
- IX Archiving of Information
- Art.30–33 and 35–38 Final Clauses
- Art.34 The Federal Clause
- Part III Relation of the World Heritage Convention with Other Relevant International Treaties
- The 1972 World Heritage Convention in the Framework of Other UNESCO Conventions on Cultural Heritage
- I Preliminary Clarifications: Scope, ‘Coexistence,’ and ‘Overlapping’ of Legal Instruments
- II The 1972 Convention, Armed Conflicts and Occupation, the 1954 Convention and its Protocols
- III The 1972 Convention, Illicit Traficking, the 1970 UNESCO and the 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions
- IV The 1972 Convention, Underwater Cultural Heritage, and the 2001 Convention
- V The 1972 Convention, Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the 2003 Convention
- VI The 1972 Convention, Cultural Diversity, and the 2005 Convention
- The World Heritage Convention and Other Conventions Relating to the Protection of the Natural Heritage
- The 1972 World Heritage Convention in the Framework of Other UNESCO Conventions on Cultural Heritage
- Part IV Conclusions
- The Future of the World Heritage Convention: Problems and Prospects
- Appendix I Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
- Appendix II Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
- Table of Contents
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- I Introduction
- I.A The Operational Guidelines
- I.B The World Heritage Convention
- I.C The States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
- I.D The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
- I.E The World Heritage Committee
- I.F The Secretariat to the World UNESCO World Heritage Centre 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France Tel: +33 (0) 1 4568 1571 Fax: +33 (0) 1 4568 5570 E-mail: wh-info@unesco.org www: http://whc.unesco.org/ Heritage Committee (World Heritage Centre)
- I.G Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee
- I.H Other organizations
- I.I Partners in the protection of World Heritage
- I.J Other Conventions, Recommendations and Programmes
- II The World Heritage List
- II.A Definition of World Heritage
- II.B A Representative, Balanced and Credible World Heritage List
- II.C Tentative Lists
- II.D Criteria for the assessment of outstanding universal value These criteria were formerly presented as two separate sets of criteria—criteria (i)–(vi) for cultural heritage and (i)–(iv) for natural heritage. The 6th extraordinary session of the World Heritage Committee decided to merge the ten criteria (Decision 6 EXT.COM 5.1).
- II.E Integrity and/or authenticity
- II.F Protection and management
- III Process for the Inscription of Properties on the World Heritage List
- III.A Preparation of Nominations
- III.B Format and content of nominations
- III.C Requirements for the nomination of different types of properties
- III.D Registration of nominations
- III.E Evaluation of nominations by the Advisory Bodies
- III.F Withdrawal of nominations
- III.G Decision of the World Heritage Committee
- III.H Nominations to be processed on an emergency basis
- III.I Modifications to the boundaries, to the criteria used to justify inscription or to the name of a World Heritage property
- III.J Timetable—overview
- IV Process for Monitoring the State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties
- IV.A Reactive Monitoring
- IV.B The List of World Heritage in Danger
- Guidelines for the inscription of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
- Criteria for the inscription of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
- Procedure for the inscription of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
- Regular review of the state of conservation of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
- IV.C Procedure for the eventual deletion of properties from the World Heritage List
- V Periodic Reporting on the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
- VI Encouraging Support for the World Heritage Convention
- VII The World Heritage Fund and International Assistance
- VII.A The World Heritage Fund
- VII.B Mobilization of other technical and financial resources and partnerships in support of the World Heritage Convention
- VII.C International Assistance
- VII.D Principles and priorities for International Assistance
- VII. E Summary Table
- VII.F Procedure and format
- VII.G Evaluation and approval of International Assistance requests
- VII.H Contractual Arrangements
- VII.J Evaluation and follow-up of International Assistance
- VIII The World Heritage Emblem
- VIII.A Preamble
- VIII.B Applicability
- VIII.C Responsibilities of States Parties
- VIII.D Increasing proper uses of the World Heritage Emblem
- VIII.E Principles on the use of the World Heritage Emblem
- VIII.F Authorization procedure for the use of the World Heritage Emblem
- VIII.G Right of States Parties to exert quality control
- IX Information Sources
- I Introduction
- Annexes
- Model Instrument of Ratification / Acceptance
- Model Instrument of Accession
- Tentative List Submission Format
- Justification for Outstanding Universal Value
- Guidelines on the Inscription of Specific Types of Properties on the World Heritage List
- Authenticity in Relation to the World Heritage Convention
- Introduction
- I The Nara Document on Authenticity
- II Chronological Bibliography—On Authenticity
- Publications which preceded the Nara meeting and which helped prepare the ground for the authenticity discussion which took place in Nara:
- Preparatory meeting for the Nara Meeting, held in Bergen, Norway, 31 January–1 February 1994:
- The Nara meeting, 1–6 November 1994, Nara, Japan:
- Significant post-Nara regional meetings (as of January 2005):
- Reconstruction discussions in the context of the World Heritage Convention(as of January 2005):
- Introduction
- Format for the Nomination of Properties for Inscription on the World Heritage List
- Evaluation Procedures of the Advisory Bodies for Nominations
- Format for the Periodic Reporting on the Application of the World Heritage Convention
- Format Periodic Reporting on the Application of the World Heritage Convention
- International Assistance Request Form
- Evaluation Criteria of the Advisory Bodies for International Assistance Requests
- Select World Heritage Bibliography
- Index to the Operational Guidelines
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Table of Contents
- Appendix III States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
- Further Material
