The book “Romanian Intangible Heritage (Traditions, Folklore) in the Context of Globalisation (Legislative Aspects)” by Tamara Paica explores the protection and valorisation of intangible cultural heritage in a globalised world. It examines key concepts such as culture, ethnicity, and globalization, and reviews both international (UNESCO conventions and recommendations) and European measures for safeguarding intangible heritage. The study also presents Romania’s national legal framework, including the “Living Human Treasures” program, while underlining the role of UNESCO and its Regional Office in Venice. Overall, the book combines theoretical reflection with legislative analysis to highlight how Romanian traditions and folklore can be preserved and promoted within contemporary global dynamics.

The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of 2003 has established a new, holistic approach to cultural heritage, as well as a new set of administrative and legal instruments and strategies for identifying, preserving, managing and promoting intangible cultural heritage. The policy of intangible culture entails the conceptualisation of the elements of intangible heritage in the national cultural policy framework. Administration strategies and methods are often confronted with scientific contextualisation and various policies of representation and identification. Thus, while articulating the idea of the growing importance of intangible cultural heritage, the national authorities increasingly construct the national inventories through processes of worldwide networking and positioning through symbolic meanings such as “national issues” and “national culture”. This paper presents a brief review of administrative and legal measures and policies concerning intangible cultural heritage of some selected countries.

The author finds that regional museums have to act more sensibly in preserving their intangible heritage since that they are
in much more of a direct contact with it than so-called large
museums

Cultural heritage is of outmost importance and receives its special protection as stated in the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia. Current legislation (Act on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Property) defines all categories and types of cultural heritage.

Ο νόμος αναφέρεται στην προστασία της πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας, συγγενικών δικαιωμάτων και πολιτιστικών θεμάτων

το Άρθρο 5 Προστασία άυλης πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς διεύρυνε την έννοια περιλαμβάνοντας την ΑΠΚ, ορίζοντας την ως ζωντανές παραδόσεις και πρακτικές που αναγνωρίζονται από τις κοινότητες, ενώ ειδικότερα το Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού μέσω του ιστοχώρου ayla.culture.gr αναλαμβάνει την εφαρμογή, δημιουργώντας και το Συμβούλιο Άυλης Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς.

НАРЕДБА № 1 ОТ 8 МАЙ 2013 Г. ЗА РЕДА ЗА ВОДЕНЕ НА РЕГИСТЪРА НА НЕМАТЕРИАЛНОТО КУЛТУРНО НАСЛЕДСТВО НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ

Official state ordinance defining the regulatory framework and procedures for managing the national ICH register.

Core collection of legal and policy texts related to the 2003 Convention.

Background resource explaining the development of the ICH Convention framework.

The Ethical Principles for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage have been elaborated in the spirit of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and existing international normative instruments protecting human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples.