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International Law and Cultural Heritage

A celebration of words and wonder

A celebration of words and wonder

September 15, 2025
Official presentation of the Oxford Commentary on 1995 UNIDROIT Convention at UNIDROIT Rome

Official presentation of the Oxford Commentary on 1995 UNIDROIT Convention at UNIDROIT Rome

May 21, 2025
Official presentation of the Oxford Commentary on 1970 UNESCO Convention at UNESCO Paris

Official presentation of the Oxford Commentary on 1970 UNESCO Convention at UNESCO Paris

May 19, 2025
Archeological Cultural Heritage sites and World Heritage

Archeological Cultural Heritage sites and World Heritage

April 3, 2025
G20 South Africa 2025 Culture WG Priority 1 consultation

G20 South Africa 2025 Culture WG Priority 1 consultation

April 2, 2025
UNESCO Asian Regional Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment

UNESCO Asian Regional Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment

March 28, 2025
Asia Pacific consultation in lead-up to MONDIACULT 2025

Asia Pacific consultation in lead-up to MONDIACULT 2025

February 6, 2025
Elsewhere in India exhibition

Elsewhere in India exhibition

December 6, 2024
Cultural property protection (CPP) during recent armed conflicts

Cultural property protection (CPP) during recent armed conflicts

November 7, 2024
If the Mountain is Burning, Let it Burn

If the Mountain is Burning, Let it Burn

October 22, 2024
IFLA2024 Information Futures Summit keynote

IFLA2024 Information Futures Summit keynote

October 2, 2024
Protection of Cultural Property: Experience of Ukraine and Other Countries

Protection of Cultural Property: Experience of Ukraine and Other Countries

July 4, 2024
Human Rights Law in Culture/Culture in Human Rights Law

Human Rights Law in Culture/Culture in Human Rights Law

June 5, 2024
3rd 4Universities Consortium International Conference hosted by Kent Law School

3rd 4Universities Consortium International Conference hosted by Kent Law School

June 5, 2024
Deepening relations between the OHCHR and UNESCO on cultural rights

Deepening relations between the OHCHR and UNESCO on cultural rights

May 16, 2024
70th anniversary commemoration of the adoption of the 1954 Hague Convention and Protocol

70th anniversary commemoration of the adoption of the 1954 Hague Convention and Protocol

May 13, 2024
Legal and ethical obligations of art market actors during times of crises

Legal and ethical obligations of art market actors during times of crises

May 10, 2024
The Power of Culture and Education in times of War

The Power of Culture and Education in times of War

May 9, 2024
International Monuments Day 2024

International Monuments Day 2024

April 18, 2024
11th International Garifuna Conference on reparatory justice for Indigenous people

11th International Garifuna Conference on reparatory justice for Indigenous people

March 11, 2024
Heritage & Security: Between International Norms and Local Experience

Heritage & Security: Between International Norms and Local Experience

February 23, 2024
In memoriam Francesco Francioni (1942-2024)

In memoriam Francesco Francioni (1942-2024)

February 19, 2024
Congratulations to the 2023 Melina Mercouri Laureate, the Gunditjmara Community

Congratulations to the 2023 Melina Mercouri Laureate, the Gunditjmara Community

February 12, 2024
UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education

UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education

February 8, 2024
New UNESCO-UNITWIN Network on Culture in Emergencies

New UNESCO-UNITWIN Network on Culture in Emergencies

January 24, 2024
OHCHR Thematic Workshop on Human Rights and Cultural Heritage

OHCHR Thematic Workshop on Human Rights and Cultural Heritage

December 1, 2023
Towards a normative instrument on the metropolis and heritage

Towards a normative instrument on the metropolis and heritage

October 9, 2023
Visit to CERL U Penn

Visit to CERL U Penn

October 1, 2023
Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Dalee Sambo Dorough

Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Dalee Sambo Dorough

June 12, 2023
Fighting Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property in Central Asia

Fighting Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property in Central Asia

June 5, 2023
International Law and Reparations for Colonial Harms

International Law and Reparations for Colonial Harms

April 28, 2023
Reparatory Justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Caribbean

Reparatory Justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Caribbean

March 9, 2023
Visit to ACIL

Visit to ACIL

February 22, 2023
Distinguished lecture on heritage and sustainability

Distinguished lecture on heritage and sustainability

February 15, 2023
Role of IP in protecting cultural heritage

Role of IP in protecting cultural heritage

February 8, 2023
Keynote for 2022 ACHS Conference Santiago Chile

Keynote for 2022 ACHS Conference Santiago Chile

December 4, 2022
Disputes and Harmonies: Cultural Heritage on the Global Stage

Disputes and Harmonies: Cultural Heritage on the Global Stage

December 2, 2022
Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Larissa Behrendt

Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Larissa Behrendt

November 12, 2022
Rethinking Interdisciplinary Cooperation for Culture in Emergencies

Rethinking Interdisciplinary Cooperation for Culture in Emergencies

November 3, 2022
Civil conversation, cultural patrimony and the Kingdom of Benin: Critical considerations

Civil conversation, cultural patrimony and the Kingdom of Benin: Critical considerations

October 20, 2022
Law and the Future of War podcast: Cultural Heritage and Accountability in Ukraine

Law and the Future of War podcast: Cultural Heritage and Accountability in Ukraine

September 25, 2022
ICPS and Art Law Centre Geneva conference on human remains and museums

ICPS and Art Law Centre Geneva conference on human remains and museums

September 16, 2022
Globinar on new heritage dimensions for the 21st century

Globinar on new heritage dimensions for the 21st century

September 8, 2022
ILA2023 Build Tomorrow Initiative – White Paper on Cultural Heritage

ILA2023 Build Tomorrow Initiative – White Paper on Cultural Heritage

August 22, 2022
Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Farida Shaheed

Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Farida Shaheed

August 1, 2022
World Heritage and human rights

World Heritage and human rights

July 14, 2022
Perspective: Restitution of cultural heritage

Perspective: Restitution of cultural heritage

June 22, 2022
Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Yvonne Donders

Congratulations to UNESCO Chair collaborator Professor Yvonne Donders

June 17, 2022
Submission: UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief report on Indigenous peoples’ rights

Submission: UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief report on Indigenous peoples’ rights

June 16, 2022
Analysis: Culture, People and War

Analysis: Culture, People and War

April 29, 2022
There We Were All In One Place – Virtual Learning Experience

There We Were All In One Place – Virtual Learning Experience

June 8, 2021
25 years of the UNIDROIT Convention

25 years of the UNIDROIT Convention

February 6, 2021
In memoriam Folarin Olawale Shyllon (1940-2021)

In memoriam Folarin Olawale Shyllon (1940-2021)

January 18, 2021
2021 ASIL book prize winner

2021 ASIL book prize winner

January 7, 2021

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

The UNESCO Chair and UTS supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its implementation in full.