TY - JOUR
KW - cultural heritage
KW - Cultural property
KW - Human body
KW - Property rights
AU - Z. Zhiyong
AB - For a long time, the concept of the human body has been governed by civil law. Today, this way of treating it is no longer certain. The human body can also be understood as an integral part of cultural heritage. On one hand, this is a question of the holder of the element of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH). On the other hand, it concerns the human body beyond the living person, protected as tangible heritage or cultural property. This article analyses these diverse dimensions of the human body under Chinese legislation on the protection of cultural relics and for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, taking into consideration the respect for human dignity. In this regard, it offers a cross-cutting overview of the ethical and legal challenges surrounding the management and regulation of human remains.
BT - Santander Art and Culture Law Review
DO - 10.4467/2450050XSNR.20.023.13026
LA - English
M1 - 2
N1 - Publisher: Jagiellonian University Press
N2 - For a long time, the concept of the human body has been governed by civil law. Today, this way of treating it is no longer certain. The human body can also be understood as an integral part of cultural heritage. On one hand, this is a question of the holder of the element of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH). On the other hand, it concerns the human body beyond the living person, protected as tangible heritage or cultural property. This article analyses these diverse dimensions of the human body under Chinese legislation on the protection of cultural relics and for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, taking into consideration the respect for human dignity. In this regard, it offers a cross-cutting overview of the ethical and legal challenges surrounding the management and regulation of human remains.
PY - 2020
SP - 339
EP - 354
T2 - Santander Art and Culture Law Review
TI - The human body in the regime of chinese cultural heritage law
VL - 2020
SN - 23917997 (ISSN)
ER -