Implementation of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa: Perspectives from a 'Developing' Country

in Kono, T & Van Uytsel, S (eds) The Unesco Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: A Tale of Fragmentation in International Law (Intersentia 2012) pp. 395-429

25 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2011 Last revised: 1 Oct 2012

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Christa Rautenbach

North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)

Date Written: August 25, 2012

Abstract

This chapter deals with the scope and application of the Cultural Diversity Convention from the viewpoint of a 'developing country', namely South Africa, beginning with the role of the country leading up to the implementation of the Cultural Diversity Convention. The chapter then turns to the principles applicable to the application of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa, in the process examining South Africa's expectations in terms of the Convention and role as a developing country. Finally, this chapter focuses on the practical application of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa, concluding with a few remarks on the future role of the Convention in the country.

Keywords: Cultural diversity, developing country, Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005

JEL Classification: K33

Suggested Citation

Rautenbach, Christa, Implementation of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa: Perspectives from a 'Developing' Country (August 25, 2012). in Kono, T & Van Uytsel, S (eds) The Unesco Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: A Tale of Fragmentation in International Law (Intersentia 2012) pp. 395-429, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1916624 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1916624

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