Zprávy památkové péče 2015, 75(1):49-64
The Strasbourg Court and Cultural Heritage Protection in Europe
The present article analyzes the existing case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which pertains to cultural heritage protection and access to cultural heritage. While this case-law is often criticized for seeing cultural heritage issues too narrowly through the prism of interferences with the right to peaceful enjoyment of property under Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), the article argues that the impact of this case-law is not negligible.
Keywords: ECHR, ECtHR, right to peaceful enjoyment of property, cultural heritage, protection and access
Published: March 1, 2015 Show citation
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