The philosophy underlying the UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 [WHC] consists in promoting a system of international co-operation in the context of which the States Parties commit to preserving the cultural treasures of “outstanding universal value” located within their territories. However, it is a fact that today many properties inscribed on the List set under the WHC are endangered. This paper will focus on the role played by “non-state actors” in the enforcement of the WHC. It will thus dwell upon the relationships between public and private interests, on the one hand, and between international and domestic legal orders, on the other. Its purpose is to map out and discuss the most salient problems about the involvement of non-state actors—particularly non-governmental organizations [NGOs] and private companies—in the monitoring and implementation of the WHC.

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亚洲的非国家行为者与《世界遗产公约》的实施：成就、问题和前景

1972 年联合国教科文组织世界遗产公约 [WHC] 的基本理念在于促进国际合作体系，在该体系中，缔约国承诺保护其领土内具有“突出普遍价值”的文化宝藏。然而，事实上，今天许多列入 WHC 清单的财产都处于濒危状态。本文将重点关注“非国家行为者”在 WHC 执行中所起的作用。因此，它将一方面关注公共利益和私人利益之间的关系，另一方面关注国际和国内法律秩序之间的关系。