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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 4
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Article 12 Cultural activities and facilities With regard to cultural activities and facilities especially libraries, video libraries, cultural centres, museums, archives, academies, theatres and cinemas, as well as literary work and film production, vernacular forms of cultural expression, festivals and the culture industries, including inter alia the…
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European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe 2
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe Article 10 Each Party undertakes: i to arrange for the relevant public authorities and for scientific institutions to pool information on any illicit excavations identified; ii to inform the competent authorities in the State of origin which is a Party to this Convention…
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Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations
Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations Article 1 The purpose of this Convention is to identify, register, protect, and safeguard the property making up the cultural heritage of the American nations in order: (a) to prevent illegal exportation or importation of cultural property, and (b)…
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Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property Article 1 For the purposes of this Convention, the term `cultural property’ means property which, on religious or secular grounds, is specifically designated by each State as being of importance for archaeology, prehistory, history, literature,…
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European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage
European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage Article 1 For the purposes of this Convention, all remains and objects, or any other traces of human existence, which bear witness to epochs and civilisations for which excavations or discoveries are the main source or one of the main sources of scientific information, shall…
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Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments
Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments Article I The historic monuments, museums, scientific, artistic, educational and cultural institutions shall be considered as neutral and as such respected and protected by belligerents. The same respect and protection shall be due to the personnel of the institutions mentioned above. The…
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Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation
Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation Article I Description of terms used in the wording of this convention 1. The expression national parks shall denote: Areas established for the protection and preservation of superlative scenery, flora and fauna of national significance which the general public may enjoy and from which it may…
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Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora
Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora Article 1 1. Save as regards the territories mentioned in paragraph 3 (i) of the present Article, any Contracting Government shall be at liberty in accordance with the provisions of Article 13, to assume, in respect of any of its territories (including metropolitan territories,…
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GATT Digital Archive: 1947 – 1994
GATT Digital Archive: 1947 – 1994 Project Overview The Stanford University Libraries embarked on a multi-year project to capture digitally a significant collection of archival material , internal documents and selected publications produced by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The…
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Archives and data
Archives and data See Using public records Archives and data 1. Federal Archives. The U. S. National Archives include material that dates from before the founding of the country . Some documents and other materials were, in fact, carefully set aside in their own time, because someone knew they were important. Others, however, just happened…
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Using public records
Using public records What are public records and archival data? Public records Public records are any records of a public body that are open to citizens by law. In the U.S., these include most records of branches and agencies of government at the federal, state, and local levels. Some exceptions are: •Records that relate to…
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Justice and the Role of Archivists
Justice and the Role of Archivists A publication from the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, Arkiv, Demokrati og Rettferd, RBM no. 28, ISBN 82-8105-034-9, contains two contributions (by David Wallace and Tom Connors) in English. Wallace’s essay, “Historical and Contemporary Justice and the Role of Archivists,” is a thought-provoking exploration into why the avoidance…
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Legal research: resources for libraries
Some of the Websites presented in this section were created by universities or government agencies. Other sites come from professional associations or other organizations. The Websites are presented in alphabetical order. American Association of Law Libraries Washington Affairs Office https://www.ll.georgetown.edu/aallwash/ The American Association of Law Libraries includes a number of items that are of interest…