Bibliograph

Legalized identities, cultural heritage law and the shaping of transitional justice, Lucas Lixinski

Type

Label

Legalized identities, cultural heritage law and the shaping of transitional justice, Lucas Lixinski

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Legalized identities

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1163947040

Responsibility statement

Lucas Lixinski

Series statement

The law in context seriesCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

cultural heritage law and the shaping of transitional justice

Summary

Cultural heritage is a feature of transitioning societies, from museums commemorating the end of a dictatorship to adding places like the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to the World Heritage List. These processes are governed by specific laws, and yet transitional justice discourses tend to ignore law's role, assuming that memory in transition emerges organically. This book debunks this assumption, showing how cultural heritage law is integral to what memory and cultural identity is possible in transition. Lixinski attempts to reengage with the original promise of transitional justice: to pragmatically advance societies towards a future where atrocities will no longer happen. The promise in the UNESCO Constitution of lasting peace through cultural understanding is possible through focusing on the intersection of cultural heritage law and transitional justice, as Lixinski shows in this ground-breaking book.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Identity, memory, and transitional justice -- Conservation and reinvention : remaking symbols -- Erasing or replacing symbols -- Creating new symbols -- Cultural heritage as pragmatism

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