Intangible heritage beyond borders: fostering international cooperation through international law and governance
Keywords:
Intangible Cultural Heritage; International Cooperation; International, Law and Governance; Mediterranean DietAbstract
Taking into consideration the growing role of international cooperation in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) under the prism of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, this article aims to critically analyze the ICH beyond borders, focusing on international cooperation dynamics fostered by international law and governance, particularly in the context of ICH multinational nominations for the UNESCO lists. It will focus on the “Mediterranean diet”, which was inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2013 by seven states: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, and Morocco. The hypothesis state that multinational nominations are both an outcome and a method of promoting international cooperation through international law and governance, particularly through joint safeguarding measures. The article is methodologically grounded in the fields of international law theory and practice and is divided into three parts: the first part will analyze the main innovations brought about by the Convention; the second part will further analyze the architecture of the international cooperation system designed under the mentioned Convention; and the third part will concentrate on how international cooperation is embedded in joint safeguarding measures provided in the case of the Mediterranean diet.
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