02346nas a2200277   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003900043653002600082653002900108653003300137653003300170653004500203653001700248653001600265653005100281653003900332653001100371100001300382245013200395856014700527300001000674490000700684520135700691022002002048                                       d10aCommunity participation (THE\_204)10aCultural human rights10aHuman rights (THE\_5675)10aIntangible cultural heritage10aInternational law of culture10aLists of the 2003 Convention (ICH\_1331)10aSafeguarding10aSovereignty10aTransboundary cultural heritage manifestations10aTransnational heritage (ICH\_1361)10aUNESCO1 aA. Gkana00aPeoples  heritage or States  heritage? sovereignty in the UNESCO mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105085429&doi=10.5102%2frdi.v17i3.7192&partnerID=40&md5=4163d59bd6df3045cf743c777c03646d  a40-590 v173 aThe paper explores the relation between State sovereignty and the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereafter ICH) pointing out the tension between a State-centered and a community-oriented approach within the existent protection mechanism. In the first part, the writer outlines the legal framework established by the 2003 UNESCO Convention, examining some of its "sovereignty guarantees". In the second part, she touches upon the particular issue of dealing with "shared ICH" within the UNESCO framework, examining possible responses to the apparent deficiencies towards its more effective safeguarding. Questioning whether ICH is an appropriate field for States to "reaffirm" their sovereignty or it intrinsically challenges the traditional concept of the sovereign State, she discusses the recognition of ICH s cross-border character and the common concern for its safeguarding, as well as the progressive establishment of a right to ICH and the demand for a more active role of its communities in the international safeguarding system, as crucial parameters. How could international law adapt to those challenges and with what cost for sovereignty? The paper was presented in the Agora "Culture As or Against Sovereignty" convened by the Interest Group on International Law of Culture as a contribution to the 2019 ESIL Conference.  a22371036 (ISSN)