Cultural property, collective ownership not recognised

Type of entry: Potential Violation

...the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. (ICERD, art. 5 (d)).

Broader Terms:

See ESC right:

Science and culture, conservation of

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

01(1): All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

01(2): All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.

15(1)(a): 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone:
(a) To take part in cultural life;


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