@article{2020:kirchmair:shifting_t,
title = {Shifting the Focus from an International Towards a more Regional Cultural Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa},
year = {2020},
note = {This article seeks to contribute to shifting the focus from an
international, towards a regional cultural heritage protection in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While especially the destruction
of Palmyra has drawn much of worldwide attention, this has wrongly led
to an exaggerated impression of a region in need of international
interventionism. An example of such an excessive internationalism is
the call for international action triggered by the announced status
change of the Hagia Sophia. In contrast to a too dominant
international focus, this contribution aims to put a spotlight on the
regional framework for the protection of cultural heritage in the
MENA. By sketching regional cultural heritage protection, this article
wants to contribute to laying the ground for future research on the
topic, delving more into the normative potential as well as the
empirical realities of the day-to-day protection of cultural heritage
in the MENA.},
journal = {VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee},
pages = {267--285},
author = {Kirchmair, Lando},
volume = {53},
number = {3}
}