Open Access Journal: International Journal of Cultural Property

International Journal of Cultural Property 

ISSN: 0940-7391 (Print), 1465-7317 (Online)

 

International Journal of Cultural Property is a leading peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly since 1992. It features articles, essays, editorial comments, current developments, and book reviews by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world addressing developments in cultural heritage and art law in a multidisciplinary context. The Journal also provides analyses of decisions by international, regional, and national courts and tribunals, and contemporary practice and policies of intergovernmental and national bodies and relevant non-governmental organizations in the field.  

Volume 33 -  2026

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Select Using kastom evidence in court: A legal and archaeological review of the intersection between Indigenous cultural heritage, land ownership, and law in Solomon Islands

• Using kastom evidence in court: A legal and archaeological review of the intersection between Indigenous cultural heritage, land ownership, and law in Solomon Islands

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• Charles James Tekarawa Radclyffe, Joseph D. Foukona

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  26 January 2026, e1

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Select Narrating Gaza beyond dead bodies and rubble pile: A critical assessment of the destruction of Gaza’s cultural heritage and the role of international law

• Narrating Gaza beyond dead bodies and rubble pile: A critical assessment of the destruction of Gaza’s cultural heritage and the role of international law

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• Baha Ebdeir

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  24 March 2026, e2

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Select Protecting cultural snow: Toward intellectual property rights in traditional environmental knowledge

• Protecting cultural snow: Toward intellectual property rights in traditional environmental knowledge

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• Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde

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  22 May 2026, e4

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Case Note

Select Decolonization in action: Lessons from the Musée d’ethnographie de Genève

• Decolonization in action: Lessons from the Musée d’ethnographie de Genève

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• Livia Solaro

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  28 May 2026, e5

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Select Critical reflections on the development of the Gunma Declaration on Heritage Ecosystems: Challenges, contradictions, and opportunities for Indigenous Peoples

• Critical reflections on the development of the Gunma Declaration on Heritage Ecosystems: Challenges, contradictions, and opportunities for Indigenous Peoples

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• Simon Kieser

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  29 May 2026, e6

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Select Balancing the Ledger: How conditional return undermines the goals of restitution

• Balancing the Ledger: How conditional return undermines the goals of restitution

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• Isabella Atencio

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  03 June 2026, e7

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Select Everyday, informal, and overlooked: A systematic literature review on alternative heritage categories

• Everyday, informal, and overlooked: A systematic literature review on alternative heritage categories

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• Roberta Raccomandato, Anne-Sophie Veronique Radermecker

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  03 June 2026, e8

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Select Decolonize or perpetuate: Realizing rights of nature through a critical property theory

• Decolonize or perpetuate: Realizing rights of nature through a critical property theory

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• Sulafa Victoria Grijalva, WarīN K. Flores

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  04 June 2026, e9

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Select The limits of environmental law in protecting cultural heritage in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• The limits of environmental law in protecting cultural heritage in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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• Jake Newcomb, Audrey F. Gray, Max McDonald Malik, Anthony Brito-Idelfonso

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  04 June 2026, e10

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Select Restitution through an Indigenous knowledge systems lens

• Restitution through an Indigenous knowledge systems lens

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• Karen Byera Ijumba, Molemo Moiloa, Syokau Mutonga, Phumzile Twala, Chao Tayiana Maina

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  04 June 2026, e11

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