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The course aims to familiarize students with the main knowledge concerning heritage legislation and the function of the related State Institutions.
The introductory part focuses on the history of cultural heritage laws, starting from the establishment of the Modern Greek State (1832) and the birth of the earliest State Service in Europe, responsible for cultural monuments, sites and museums, the Greek Archaeological Service (1833).
The core of the course includes intepretive approaches to the National Law (Constitution of Greece-Hellenic Parliament, basic legislation) and the International Conventions for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (either adopted or not by the Greek Parliament). In addition, the course offers a critical analysis of important documents: the International Charters and Codes of Ethics (ICOMOS, UNESCO, UNIDROIT, e.t.c.), ralated to the Protection of Cultural Heritage, (tangible and intangible), as the have strongly influenced the local legislation in a global scale.

Analytically:

A. Introduction-Basic Terminology
B. Greek Cultural Heritage Law: A brief History
C. Constitutional Protection and the Cultural Heritage
D. Legislative Protection and the Cultural Heritage

1. Basic National Laws

o Law 4858/2021: “On the Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in General” which recently codified Law 3028/2002
o Law 3028/2002
o The Presidential Decree 4/2018: Organization of the Ministry of Culture
o Law 4761/2020: Reorganization of “Archaeological Receipts and Expropriations Fund” and renaming to “Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development” (H.O.C.RE.D.)

2. Complementary National Laws on Cultural Heritage
3. International Conventions, adopted by the Greek Parliament
4. International Conventions, not adopted by the Greek Parliament

E. International Documents and Code of Ethics on the Protection of Monuments
F. Case Studies

Course outline

Lesson 1: Introduction-Basic Terminology, Greek Cultural Heritage Law: A brief History, Constitutional Protection and the Cultural Heritage
Lesson 2: Law 4858/2021: “On the Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in General” which recently codified Law 3028/2002, Law 3028/2002, The Presidential Decree 4/2018: Organization of the Ministry of Culture
Lesson 3: Law 4761/2020: Reorganization of “Archaeological Receipts and Expropriations Fund” and renaming to “Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development” (H.O.C.RE.D.), Complementary National Laws on Cultural Heritage, International Conventions, adopted by the Greek Parliament, International Conventions, not adopted by the Greek Parliament
Lesson 4: International Documents and Code of Ethics on the Protection of Monuments, Case Studies

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