Derecho y patrimonio cultural en la África negra francófona

European penetration into Africa had, among other impacts, the clash of civilizations. People need to communicate and understand each other, so they need to grasp the different languages of the players involved. As customs were not alike, it was necessary to strike a balance between what was conciliatory, valuable to each party, but at the same time with a domination of the culture of the strongest over the weakest. This is how, at the legal level, codification appeared, and legislation took on board African people’s culture, whether they liked it or not. After independence processes, settlers still held the reins, and only gradually Africans would truly leave their mark on the legislation level. From that time on, a judicialism of culture followed, as well as an inculturation of law. The attempt to preserve the achievements made it possible to recognize local customs and to codify certain aspects of them. Consolidating cultural gains had as a consequence the incrimination of the breach of certain facts, and the establishment of institutions in charge of preserving cultural heritage. Normative coexistence and juridical duality allowed for preserving cultural heritage. But the struggle to harmonizing legislation at the national level so as to safeguard cultural heritage, and the penetration of international and community law hindered the preservation of cultural heritage

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