Legal Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage - Perspectives From Indonesia and Malaysia

The book examines whether the protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) by Indonesia and Malaysia upheld the interests of the various communities from which the cultural heritage originates, and whether the laws recognise that cultural heritage is often shared with other states and communities.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Sharing and Bordering
3. The Law as a Mechanism of Protection
4. The Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia and their Intangible Cultural Heritage
5. The Malay World and their Intangible Cultural Heritage
6. The Protection and Contestation of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Indonesia and Malaysia: The Communities as Bearers of ICH?
7. The Way Forward
8. Conclusion

About the author

Diyana Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA. She graduated with PhD (Law) from the University of Newcastle, Australia; LLM (specialisation in Public International Law) Leiden University, the Netherlands; and LLB (Hons) & BLS (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She was awarded a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship - Central 50/50 and a University of Newcastle Tuition Fee Scholarship, for her PhD studies. Her research interests are intangible cultural heritage, intellectual property law, and public international law.

Product details

• Authors: Diyana Sulaiman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032255002
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225500-2
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural Heritage and International Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; History, Cultural Studies, LAW / General, LAW / International, LAW / Intellectual Property / Trademark, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright, LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent, International Law, Humanities, Copyright Law, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems