CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS — Rwanda law | Esheria

CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS

This article lists the Convention’s objectives for promoting and protecting cultural expressions, intercultural exchange, respect for cultural diversity, and international cooperation.

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Rwanda
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mul
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This article lists the Convention’s objectives for promoting and protecting cultural expressions, intercultural exchange, respect for cultural diversity, and international cooperation. States may adopt measures to protect and promote cultural diversity, but no one may use the Convention to infringe or limit human rights. In disputes, Parties must appoint Commission members either jointly or separately depending on their interests. The Convention applies to Parties’ policies and measures on protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions. This article defines key terms used in the Convention and says the UNESCO Director-General must designate a President of the Conciliation Commission if one has not been chosen in time and a Party asks. The Parties have a sovereign right to set and carry out cultural policies and to adopt measures for protecting and promoting cultural diversity, but those policies and measures must comply with the Convention. A Conciliation Commission decides by majority vote, may set its own procedure unless the parties agree otherwise, and the parties must consider its resolution proposal in good faith.