01315nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002600043653002600069653003000095653003300125653002200158100002000180245008200200856011800282300001200400490000700412520067000419022002001089                                       d10aCommunity involvement10aCultural heritage law10aGlobal administrative law10aIntangible cultural heritage10aUNESCO convention1 aF.E. Grisostolo00aSafeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Recent trends in the European Area  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85055856122&partnerID=40&md5=723129cd4198631aa366ac989a95e78e  a723-7540 v203 aThe paper describes the evolution of the intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in the European area. Firstly, it analyzes the fundamental features of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of 2003, with particular attention to its fundamental principles and the obligations assumed by the States with regard to its implementation. Then, it outlines the evolution of the legislation on the ICH in the Spanish and French cases, with the description of content and scope of the changes adopted in the more recent years. Finally, it considers the Italian legislation and its future perspectives from a critical point of view.  a17204313 (ISSN)