UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws http://www.unesco.org/culture/natlaws Third session of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 Convention Round table: UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws: its role against illicit trafficking of cultural property Paris, UNESCO Headquarters 30.09.2015 Sahar Al Tabbal [email protected]
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
http://www.unesco.org/culture/natlaws Third session of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of
States Parties to the 1970 Convention
Round table: UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage
Laws: its role against illicit trafficking of cultural property Paris, UNESCO Headquarters
30.09.2015 Sahar Al Tabbal
June 2015: The Swiss Federation (Federal Office of Culture) donated 20.000 USD to UNESCO to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Database
UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
February 2005: Official launch of the Database American (US Department of State) Funds-in-trust agreement to implement the project of Development of UNESCO Cultural Heritage Laws Database.
UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Is the unique Database which
ensures a:
Free
Easy
Quick access to relevant national
legislation related to cultural
heritage
UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Organization of the Database
UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Cultural Heritage laws
Tangible Cultural Heritage laws
Movable Cultural Heritage laws (Paintings, sculptures, coins, musical instruments,
archaeological and ethnographic objects)
Immovable Cultural Heritage laws (Monuments, archaeological sites)
Underwater Cultural Heritage laws (Shipwrecks, ruins, submerged cities)
Intangible Cultural Heritage laws
Natural Heritage laws
(Natural sites, physical, biological or geological formations)
Protects cultural heritage from: • looting • theft • illegal import and export • illicit trafficking
UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
What information is stored in the Database?
National cultural legislation
Import/export certificates (upon
request)
Official/unofficial translations of cultural
legislation
Contact information of national
authorities
Official national cultural heritage
websites
Who are the users of the Database?
• Law- and policy-making institutions (governments, international Intergovernmental Organizations)
• Institutions/bodies preserving and promoting the cultural
heritage (museums, universities, Non-Governmental Organizations, local associations )
• Law enforcement bodies (customs services, police forces) • Research centers and researchers (universities, research
centers, archaeologists, students, legal experts) • Global art market (art dealers, importers and exporters,
purchasers)
Import/Export Certificates
Restricted access to import/export certificates
Certificates are available only upon request
How is the online data protected?
• All uploaded laws are secured through a locking system and with a digital watermark
• Online documents can only be downloaded and printed (content cannot be modified)
Promotion of the Database
Information Brochure available in the 6 UN languages
Creation of a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/NatlawsDatabase
What has been done since 2014 to promote the Database?
Publication of a quarterly newsletter in English and French since December 2014, 1377 subscribers
What has been done since 2014 to promote the Database?
Link to/from ICRC Database
What has been done since 2014 to promote the Database?
What has been done since 2014 to promote the Database?
UNIDROIT INTERPOL OMD UNODC ICOM
Continuous cooperation with main partners: UNIDROIT, UNODC, INTERPOL, WCO, ICOM Collaboration with Special police forces (Carabinieri-Italy, OCBC-France, Guardia Civil-Spain etc. ), European Union, African Union, United States of America, Switzerland, Universities research centers etc.
Promotion of the Database
The Database is also being promoted by the 1970 Convention team and colleagues in Field Offices at different meetings and workshops on regional and international levels.
2014: 185 texts from 21 countries
Mali (24), USA (11), Czech Republic (28), Hungary (31), Ecuador
(11), Colombia (3), Belgium (1), Honduras (1), Italy (1), Bolivia (8),
Greece (8), Sint Maarten (4), Suriname (6), Timor-Leste (1),
Tunisia (3) , Lithuania (8), Niue (1), Sweden (6), Timor-Leste (1),
Cook Islands (7), South Sudan (2).
2013 : 114 cultural legislative texts from 15 countries 2012 : 110 cultural legislative texts from 14 countries
New/updated legislation published since 2014
Since January 2015, the UNESCO Secretariat has received 91 new/updated cultural laws from 18 countries: Algeria (1), Australia (4), Honduras (1), Yemen (1), Brunei Darussalam (1), Andorra (3), Slovakia (2), Panama (55), Saudi Arabia (2), Islamic Republic of Iran (5), Thailand (2), Tanzania (1), Hungary (1), Estonia (4), Switzerland (5), France (1), Nigeria (1), Mexico (1)
New/updated legislation published since January 2015
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Cook Island, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Holy See (Vatican City State) , Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (the Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic of), Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Republic of, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, the, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Davis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, United Republic Of, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe-
A success story: 2768 laws online from 188 countries
Statistics
Statistics
The project has been extended until
31.12.2016.
The sustainability of the Database
beyond 2016 should be ensured.
The future?
How to update and add new laws to the Database?
All UNESCO Member States
are invited to submit their updated and/or
new national cultural heritage legislation to
the Database manager by e-mail:
What to send?
1. Legislation currently in force 2. Historical background 3. Import/export certificate(s) 4. Official English translation(s) 5. Contact details of national authorities 6. Official national web site address 7. Official written authorization for
publishing the data
THANK YOU
Contact Sahar Al Tabbal Cultural Heritage Protection Treaties Section Division for Cultural Expressions and Heritage Sector for Culture UNESCO Tel: 00.43.664.587.13.12 Fax: 00.33.1.45.68.55.96 @: [email protected]
Website: www.unesco.org/culture/natlaws
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