Between cultural diversity and common heritage : legal and religious perspectives on the sacred places of the Mediterranean /
Ferrari, Silvio,editor.
Benzo, Andrea,editor.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Jean-Pierre Mazery -- Introduction : the legal protection of the sacred places of the Mediterranean / Silvio Ferrari -- Towards a definition of sacred places : introductory remarks / Andrea Benzo -- The sacred spaces and sites of the Mediterranean in contemporary theological, anthropological and sociological approaches and debates / Yuri Stoyanov -- General problems of international law concerning sacred places / Umberto Leanza -- Finding a grammar of consent for "soft law" guidelines on sacred places : the legal protection of sacred places within the existing public international law instruments and grass-root approaches / Peter Petkoff -- Sharing sacred spaces : a Jewish perspective / Jack Bemporad -- The sacred places in the Christian tradition / Pier Francesco Fumagalli -- "God has made the earth like a carpet" : the sacred places in the islamic tradition / Yahia Pallavicini -- Jerusalem's holy sites in Israeli law / Marshall Breger -- Jerusalem as a holy place : Christian sacred sites in the holy city / Rafael Palomino -- The Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem : an Israeli law perspective / Moussa Abou Ramadan -- Envisaging a legal framework for ensuring sustainable preservation of holy places with regard to the case of Kosovo and Metohia / Dušan Rakitic -- Holy places and religious institutions in Kosova : comparative legal and religious approach / Baki Svirca -- The regime of Mount Athos / Charalambos K. Papastathis -- Sacred heritage in Cyprus : bolstering protection through the implementation of international law standards and the adoption of an object-oriented approach / Alessandro Chechi -- Mecca : the "blessed heart" of Islam / Simon Page -- Conclusion : a soft-law approach to the protection of sacred places? / Silvio Ferrari -- Appendix: Declaration on the protection and enhancement of sacred places in the Mediterranean area.
Sacred space
Cultural property