Intangible Cultural Heritage Law and the Digital Era

Pier Luigi Petrillo is Full Professor of Comparative Public Law and Comparative Cultural Heritage Law at the University of Rome UnitelmaSapienza, where he directs the UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Comparative Law and the School of Advanced Studies in Culture, Politics and Democracy. He has coordinated and authored numerous UNESCO dossiers across World Heritage, intangible cultural heritage and the MAB Programme, served as President of the 2003 UNESCO Convention Evaluation Body, and is a member of its Global Network of Facilitators.

• Part I – Introduction 1. The Digital Age: Friend or Foe of Intangible Cultural Heritage Rights? An Introduction Part II – The future of Living Heritage beyond the ICH UNESCO Convention2. UNESCO’s 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention: Whence Have We Come and Whither Are We Going? 3. Pride and Prejudice: Intangible cultural heritage, academia, and common sense in the digital era Part III – Living Heritage and Civil Society4. Safeguarding Living Heritage as Space for Collective Engagement. The Role of Civil Society and Heritage Communities 5. The Impacts of the 2003 UNESCO Convention in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: from inception to adulthood 6. Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central and East Africa: From Legal-Institutional Frameworks to the Central Role of Civil Society Organizations 7. ICH Communities as Integral Actors of Civil Society in Central Asia: Strengths and Challenges (Case Studies from Kyrgyzstan) Part IV – Living Heritage and Sustainable Development8. Considerations on Sustainable Development and Intangible Cultural Heritage 9. Unveiling the Economic Dimension of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in the Digital Age 10. Biocultural Rights and Living Heritage in a Comparative Perspective Part V – Living Heritage in the Digital Era11. Sonic Heritage as Living Heritage. Sustainable Development of Acoustic Environment of Spaces for Performances: The Case of Ancient Theatres 12. Digital Horizons: Safeguarding Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century 13. The Impact of Digital Social Networks on Education of Intangible Cultural Heritage 14. Unveiling the Digital Tapestry: navigating the intersection of intangible cultural heritage 15. Artificial Intelligence and Living Heritage: Challenges and Potential of a New Rising Approach Part VI – Conclusions16. Testing the Limits of Our Lessons: Civil Society, Sustainable Development, and the Adaptation of Intangible Heritage Regimes