A Tug of War Between Heritage Conservation and Property Rights
Some Success at Last for Heritage Conservation— City of Cape Town v. Oudekraal Estates (Pty) Ltd. [2007] JOL 20887 (C)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12201369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Beukes (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-83 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Property (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0940-7391 • E-ISSN: 1465-7317 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s094073910909002x |
| OpenAlex | W2150435638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
When the idea of heritage conservation arises, one specific facet of the ensuing reflection is bound to emerge at some stage: the (inevitable) tension between property rights, on the one hand, and the right to culture (of which heritage conservation is an aspect), on the other. This tension intensifies when the cultural material to be conserved concerns a traditionally sensitive issue—that of the burial places of the ancestors of people designated in the South African context as previously disadvantaged
Archaeology · Cape · Context (archaeology · Cultural heritage · Cultural property · Disadvantaged · Geography · Political science · Property (philosophy · Property rights · Tug of war · History · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |