Beyond Resolution 2347 (2017): The Search for Protection of Cultural Heritage from Armed Non-State Groups

Non-State Armed Groups

Fragile States: the Birthplace of Non-State Armed Groups in West Asia

Due to both internal and external factors, Western Asia has long been suffering from security problems and political instability. The institution of various military and militia groups in the region in the absence of powerful central governments is the focal point of the crises, where the internal and external factors meet. The development of such security and military interactions outside the ...

Copyright Protection and Cultural Heritage

This paper explores the tensions between universal access to cultural heritage online and the varying copyright and other issues that may impinge on this apparent utopia. In particular, we argue for multiple routes to accessing information to avoid monopolistic or commercial dominance of the field. As largely altruistic institutions, cultural organizations should ensure the issues are discussed...

Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage – the Concept of ‘ Collective Bio - Cultural Heritage ’

IIED together with researchers in Peru, Panama, India, China and Kenya is conducting participatory research on traditional knowledge systems of indigenous and local communities and the role of customary law in protecting traditional knowledge . Through communitylevel case studies, we aim to ensure that international and national policy is built on a good understanding of local realities, norms ...

The TSTS Method in Cultural Heritage Search

In cultural heritage content management systems in which cultural objects are described with the use of their semantic, temporal and spatial properties, the search capabilities taking all those properties into consideration are very limited. The difficulty comes from the fact that concepts evolve over time and depend on location. In this paper the TSTS search method is presented based on the TS...