International Trade in Indigenous Cultural Heritage: Legal and Policy Issues

The book is unique in taking a multi-faceted approach to cultural heritage, incorporating discussion on tangible and intangible, moveable and immoveable elements of indigenous peoples' culture. From the perspectives of several international legal fields, including trade law, intellectual property, cultural property, cultural heritage law and human rights, the book explores how indigenous peoples could be empowered to participate more actively in the trade of their cultural heritage without being compelled to renounce important traditional values. The national and local legal realities in four jurisdictions (New Zealand, Australia, United States and Canada) lay the scene for a wide-ranging analysis of various possibilities and proposals on how this might be achieved.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857938304
• ISBN13: 9780857938305
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.8"