01330nas a2200157 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260002300043100001300066245014400079856015700223300001400380490000700394520075700401020001401158 2004 d c2004/05//undefined1 aN Aikawa00aAn historical overview of the preparation of the UNESCO "International Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage" uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-60949520913&doi=10.1111%2fj.1350-0775.2004.00468.x&partnerID=40&md5=ade9c130b7c27d2278d978a6b2ea22f6 a137-149, 0 v563 aUNESCO travelled a long road before finallysecuring, in 2003 and without a dissenting vote,the adoption of an International Convention forthe Safeguarding of the Intangible CulturalHeritage. The first document drafted by UNESCOaimed at establishing an international instrumentrelated to intangible cultural heritage goes as farback as 1971.In 1989, after lengthy, laboriousdebates, UNESCO established the firstinternational normative instrument: theRecommendation on the Safeguarding ofTraditional Culture and Folklore. Ten years later,the authoritative international conference entitled‘A Global Assessment of the l989Recommendation’ revisited the conceptunderpinning the instrument and examined theefficacy of its application among Member States. a1350-0775