02464nas a2200289   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653002600044653002600070653002500096653000800121653002500129653001200154653001200166653002800178653002600206653002600232653003100258100002300289245009200312856014600404300001200550490000700562520158500569022002002154       2018                            d10aIntellectual property10aintellectual property10aCultural legislation10aLaw10acultural legislation10aDerecho10aDireito10alegislação culturelle10alegislación cultural10apropiedad intelectual10apropriété intellectuelle1 aOscar Pérez-Peña00aDesafíos de la protección jurídica y la gestión del patrimonio cultural ecuatoriano  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141809479&doi=10.22507%2fRLI.V15N2A15&partnerID=40&md5=6a263b3793369c3e55c7fd777b66e62e  a194-2090 v153 aThe present work aims to assess the main challenges of the legal protection and management of Ecuadorian cultural heritage, taking into account international and national theoretical references to understand its status. The cultural legislation Objective: it’s analyzed, in particular, Organic Culture Law of year 2016, and its current Regulation of 2017. Aspects related to protection of intangible cultural heritage and its relationship with system of protection intellectual collective property rights are valued of Ecuadorian communities and peoples. Methodology: The methodology used takes into account, from the perspective of transdisciplinarity and logical methods, historical-sociological, cultural and legal elements, which implies the combination of methods of the social sciences in general, and of legal sciences in particular. As Results, there are legal protection and management challenges such as: the integration of responsible subjects with these assets, through the transfer of competences, in preservation processes, especially in the community context. Insufficient management mechanisms in the protection measures of the historical centers, as well as strategies between the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and the administrative office that deals with collective intellectual property rights over traditional knowledge of different communities and social groups. In Conclusion, although legal protection and management is evident in the public policies and cultural legislation adopted, there are many challenges that this country presents in this area.  a17944449 (ISSN)