ABSTRACT
Globalization and international economic governance offer unprecedented opportunities for cultural exchange. Foreign direct investments can promote cultural diversity and provide the funds needed to locate, recover and preserve cultural heritage. Nonetheless, globalization and international economic governance can also jeopardize cultural diversity and determine the erosion of the cultural wealth of nations. Has an international economic culture emerged that emphasizes productivity and economic development at the expense of the common wealth?
This book explores the ‘clash of cultures’ between international law and international cultural law, and asks whether States can promote economic development without infringing their cultural wealth. The book contains original chapters by experts in the field. Key issues include how international courts and tribunals are adjudicating culture–related cases; the interplay between indigenous peoples' rights and economic globalization; and the relationships between culture, human rights, and economic activities.
The book will be of great interest and use to researchers and students of international trade law, cultural heritage law, and public international law.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|32 pages
Culture and economic interests in international law
part II|90 pages
Culture and economic interests in international economic law
chapter 6|17 pages
What's in a name?
part III|47 pages
Culture and economic interests in international intellectual property law
chapter 10|15 pages
Propertization, safeguarding and the cultural commons
chapter 11|16 pages
The digitization of public
part IV|54 pages
Culture and economic interests in European law