Law, administration and management of Cultural Heritage

The course aims to acquaint students with the law of cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, in the main European and non-European stabilized democracies. At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the legal forms introduced by the Italian legal system and by some of the main world legal systems in order to enhance and protect the cultural heritage of each nation. In particular, the student will know, at the end of the course of study: the legal concept of cultural heritage from a comparative point of view; the role played by UNESCO in promoting and safeguarding cultural heritage; and the forms of protection and enhancement of cultural heritage and intangible cultural expressions in the main democratic countries of the world. It is expected expect the student, at the end of the course, to be able to: elaborate concepts and write papers on the subject of cultural heritage, also providing comparative insights; reflect on possible innovations to be introduced in the Italian legal system in order to make the national context more efficient with reference to the valorization of cultural heritage, learned during the comparative analysis; identify the main legal mechanisms for the protection of cultural heritage at the national level.