Journal Papers

1. "Engaging "Communities, Groups and Individuals" in the International Mechanisms of the 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   International Journal of Cultural Property, Vol. 26, pp.113-137, 2019
2. "Museums and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage - Facilitating Participation"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTANGIBLE HERITAGE, Vol. 13, pp.18-35, 2018
3. "UNESCOs 2003 Convention and Sustainable Development the International Policy Context and National Experiences"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Islamic Studies on Human Rights and Democracy, Vol. 2, pp.17-30, 2018
4. "Protecting Religious Diversity for Building Peace and Preventing Violence"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Islamic Studies on Human Rights and Democracy, Vol. 1, pp.1-13, 2017
5. "From Traditional Culture and Folklore to Intangible Cultural Heritage - Evolution of a treaty"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Santander Art and Culture Law Review, Vol. 2, pp.41-60, 2017
6. "Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Event of Armed Conflict An Imperative for Cultural Heritage Humanitarian and Human Rights Law"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   europa ethnica, pp.73-81, 2017
7. "Editorial Material culture of the Middle East its Intangible Dimensions and New Museums"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Anthropology of the Middle East, Vol. 1, pp.1-7, 2015
8. "From Global to Local Heritage Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Role of the Museum"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Anthropology of the Middle East, Vol. 10, pp.18-25, 2015
9. "Gender Equality and Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO s 2003"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   UNESCO ICH courier, Vol. 24, pp.3-3, 2015
10. "Seven years of implementing UNESCO S 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention - honeymoon period or seven year itch"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Journal of Cultural Property, Vol. 3, pp.291-304, 2014
11. "Safeguarding Endangered Indigenous Languages How Human Rights Can Contribute to Preserving Biodiversity."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 1, pp.131-144, 2013
12. "The historical context of the 2003 Convention."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    UNESCO ICH courier, Vol. 14, pp.3-3, 2013
13. "Towards a More Integrated Approach to International Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Environmental Policy and Law, Vol. 1, pp.8-17, 2013
14. "Democracy and the Approach to Justice in Ancient Athens"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    revue de recherche juridique, pp.303-336, 2011
15. "Heritage and Society"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    hevitage and society, Vol. 4, pp.199-238, 2011
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    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 8, pp.11-28, 2011
17. "the role of cul"
    , Janet Elizabet Blake,
    Vol. 7, pp.117-134, 2010
18. "the legal and political context of unesco s 2005 convention on the diversity of cultural expressions-will be good for iran"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs, Vol. 1, pp.161-180, 2010
19. "human rights the environment and the tehran declaration"
    Janet Elizabet Blake, ben boer
    invironmental policy and law, Vol. 39, 2009
20. ""
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Yearbook of the International Commission Law, Vol. 3, 2009
21. "report on the international conference on human rights and the environment and its tehran declaration"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Journal of Cultural Property, Vol. 16, 2009
22. "The protection of land-based wildlife under international law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 6, pp.21-42, 2008
23. ""
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 6, pp.21-42, 2008
24. "Standard-setting instruments promoting multilingualism - launch of the UN Year of Mother Languages UNESCO Paris 21 February 2008"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Journal of Cultural Property, Vol. 2, pp.433-436, 2008
25. "Towards a better understanding of community involvement for achieving environmentally sustainable development"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 5, pp.1-14, 2008
26. "The international legal framework for the safeguarding and promotion of languages"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 60, pp.14-25, 2008
27. "Beyond Death The Treatment of Indigenous Human Remains - A Human Rights Perspective"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    ISLAM AND CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS, Vol. 18, pp.367-375, 2007
28. "The Human Rights Implications of International Cultural Heritage Law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 2, pp.1-18, 2007
29. "The Right to Cultural Identity Explored from the Perspective of Cultural Heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 1, pp.5-19, 2006
30. "Sustainable development in international law and its application to ecotourism development"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 1, pp.12-22, 2005
31. "Cultural heritage and sustainable tourism development"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    pp.13-33, 2004
32. "On Developing a New International Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Art Antiquity and Law, Vol. 8, pp.381-411, 2002
33. "On defining the cultural heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 49, pp.61-85, 2000
34. "International litigation and the restitution of antiquities - the Turkish experience"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    ANTIQUITY, Vol. 72, pp.824-830, 1998
35. "Export embargoes and the international antiquities market - the Turkish experience"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Art Antiquity and Law, Vol. 2, pp.223-250, 1997
36. "The protection of the underwater cultural heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 45, pp.819-844, 1996
37. "The protection of Turkey s underwater archaeological heritage - legislative and other approaches"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Journal of Cultural Property, Vol. 2, pp.273-293, 1994
38. "The protection of immoveable cultural heritages in light of effective principles and institutes: the comparative study of Iran and United Kingdom"
    forooghe heydari shooli, Mohammad Jalali, Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 3, pp.163-226, 2021
39. ""
    Janet Elizabet Blake, Fatemeh Rezaipour
    Vol. 49, pp.1003-1023, 2020
40. "Legal status of activities related to underwater cultural heritage"
    Mohammad Razavi Rad, Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 49, pp.881-895, 2019
41. "Legal challenges of protecting underwater cultural heritage under law of finds"
    Mohammad Razavi Rad, Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 49, pp.1-21, 2019
42. "Outcomes for environmental law in the Anthropocene era"
    Janet Elizabet Blake, Amir Panahande
    Vol. 17, pp.15-27, 2019
43. ""
    Mohammad Razavirad, Janet Elizabet Blake
    pp.227-250, 2019
44. ""
    Mohammad RazaviRad, Janet Elizabet Blake, seyed ghasem zamani, mehran mahmoudi
    Vol. 2, pp.463-482, 2018
45. "Global environmental governance system - challenges and approaches"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 15, pp.141-156, 2017
46. "States observance of multilateral environmental aggreements (MLAs) and the role of information-sharing in these"
    Farhad Jam, Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 19, pp.92-125, 2017
47. "An Evaluation of International Litigation as a Means for Controlling the Illegal Trafficking of Cultural Property"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    revue de recherche juridique, Vol. 3, pp.117-144, 2016
48. "Indigenous peoples and local communities in international law for the protection of wildlife"
    Janet Elizabet Blake, Fatemeh Rezaipour
    Vol. 2, pp.17-64, 2015
49. ""
    Janet Elizabet Blake, Farhad Jam
    Vol. 18, pp.165-199, 2009
50. ""
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    pp.59-73, 2003
51. "The importance and legal significance of safeguarding cultural diversity for the preservation of biological diversity"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Vol. 1, pp.15-26, 2003

Conference Papers

1. "20 Years of UNESCO's 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention: Whence Have We Come and Whither Are We Going?"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   LIVING HERITAGE, CIVIL SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT International Conference celebrating 20 Year of the ICH UNESCO Convention, pp.2-21, 2023
2. "Women, Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Progress"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Womens PLace in Iranian-Islamic Civilization, pp.1-11, 2020
3. "Cultural Heritage as a Resource for and Enabler of Sustainability under International Law"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Reinforcing Cooperation on Cultural Heritage in the EU Neighbourhood South, 2018
4. "Responding to the Destruction of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Situations of Armed Conflict - Which International Law to Apply?"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Heritage Destruction, Human Rights and International Law, 2018
5. "What Role Can Museums Play in Taking a Participatory Approach towards ICH Safeguarding?"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Intangible Cultural Heritage, Museums and participation, 2018
6. "ICH in the Urban Context - Opportunities and Challenges for Building Inclusive Cities and Sustainable Communities"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   2017 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage: Intangible Cultural Heritage and the City, 2017
7. "Mechanisms for Community Participation in the Intergovernmental Processes of the 2003 Convention"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage Local Communities, Researchers and UNESCO, pp.1-4, 2017
8. "UNESCO's 2003 Convention and Sustainable Development: the International Policy Context and National Experiences"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Environmental Sustainability, pp.1-18, 2017
9. "Building a Culture of Peace through Supporting Human Rights and Promoting Cultural Diversity"
   Janet Elizabet Blake
   First Meeting on Cultural-Historical Properties Law, 2016
10. "Culture in the eye of UNESCO cultural diversity and its priorities"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    presented to the Expert Meeting on An Introduction to UNESCO and its Activities in the IR of Iran, 2014
11. "Gender dynamics of intangible cultural heritage cross-disciplinarity in international law questioning accepted truths and challenging human rights"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, 2014
12. "Protecting religious dversity for building peace and preventing violence"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Conference on The Role of Religions in Preventing Violence, 2014
13. "Culture development and the indivisibility of human rights"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Seminar on An Analytical Review of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action on Human Rights 1993 held by the NAM Center for Human Rights and Cultural, 2014
14. "Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage - an interdisciplinary approach to international law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    10th Anniversary Conference of the European Society of International Law, 2014
15. "An Inter-disciplinary Approach to International Law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    10th Anniversary Conference of the European Society of International Law, No 5 , pp.475-489, 2014
16. "Main legal obstacles to seeking the return of illegally exported and stolen ultural property"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    International Meeting of Judges Case-study of Crimes against Cultural Property UNODC, 2014
17. "L int r t de l humanit la protection du patrimoine subaquatique."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    le patrimoine archeologique et son droit, 2012
18. "The Historical Context of the 2003 Convention and the Contemporary Regional and Global Significance of ICH."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The Creative value of lCH for sustainable development, pp.13-19, 2012
19. "Exploring the relationship between cultural heritage and human rights"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    the firest international conference on human rights and cuture, pp.13-13, 2011
20. "why protect the past A human rights approach to cultural heritage protection"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    why does the past matter, 2011
21. "building a cultural of peace through human rights an equitable international order and promoting aculture diversity"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    international conference on world philosophy day 2010, 2010
22. "protecting the environment -respecting cultural rights and fostering cultural diversity"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    , 2009
23. "HIV / AIDS A cross-cutting theme in human rights-domestic and international dimensions"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    , 2008
24. "Democracy in Ancient Athens and related Approaches to Justice"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Pathways to Democracy, 2007
25. "Beyond Death the Treatment of Indigenous Human Remains"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Attitudes Towards Death in the Context of Social and Technological Changes, 2006
26. "Developing truly sustainable ecotourism policy-making planning management and legislative approaches"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Sustainable Eco-tourism in Biospheres and Similarly Managed Areas, 2005
27. "The Right to Cultural Identity Explored form the Perspective of Cultural Heritage Protection"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Identity Diversity and Human Rights, 2003
28. "Preliminary Study on Developing a New International Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Intangible Cultural Heritage a Working Definition, 2001
29. "the Cultural Approach in Geography Geography and Dialogue among"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    the Cultural Approach in Geography Geography and Dialogue among Civilisations, 2000
30. "The Legal Aspects of UNESCO s 1989 Recommendation on Traditional Culture and Folklore"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    A Global Assessment of the 1989 Recommendation on Safeguarding Traditional Culture and Folklore Local Empowerment and International Cooperation, 1999
31. "The Development of International Law Relating to Intangible Cultural Heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    the Role of Women in the Transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage, 1999
32. "International Legal Protection of Cultural Heritage Existing and Developing Law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    History and Heritage the Debate Continues, 1997
33. "National Export Controls Turkey"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Art Export Licensing and the International Market, 1996
34. "A Tale of Trojan Treasure Lydian Gold and Byzantine Silver the Return of Turkey s Stolen Antiquities"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Recovering Stolen Art and Artefacts, 1996
35. "Ensuring Indigenous peoples' and local communities' rights to food sovereignty - a cultural approach in international law"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    From Food Security to Food Sovereignty in the Framework of Good Governance, pp.1-17, 2017
36. "Protection of ICH in the Event of Armed Conflict"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    La destruction et la dispersion du patrimoine culturel lors des conflits armés, pp.1-22, 2016
37. "Relèvement des défis éthiques de la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Ethique et patrimoine culturel, pp.1-26, 2015
38. "The Right of Communities' to Participate in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    Intangible Cultural Heritage: National Law and Subjective Rights, pp.1-14, 2015
39. "Women intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    CCN General Assembly and International Women s Forum held by the Inter-City Cultural Network, 2014
40. "The Role of Human Rights and Cultural Diversity in Building a Culture of Peace."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The second International conference on human Rights qnd cultures legal cultures in support of the Jurisprudence of Humanity, 2012
41. "Some reflections on meaning and implications of community involvement in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The second International conference on human Rights qnd cultures legal cultures in support of the Jurisprudence of Humanity, 2012
42. "Role of human rights and cultural diversity in building a culture of peace"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The second International conference on human Rights qnd cultures legal cultures in support of the Jurisprudence of Humanity, 2012
43. "Culture Development and the Indivisibility of Human Rights with Reference to the Millenium Development Goals (La culture le d veloppement et l indivisibilit des droits de l homme faisant r f rence aux objectifs mill naires pour le d veloppement"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The Right to development and liberties primary responsibility of international coopertion, 2012
44. "the historical context of the 2003 convention and contemporary regional and global significance of ICH"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    creative value of ich for sustianable development, 2012
45. "Human Rights and the Millenium Development Goals."
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    international workshop on human Rights and Development, 2012
46. "cultural diversity -an opportunity for iran"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    , 2010
47. "Exploring UNESCO s New International Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage Where Are the Women"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The Role of Women in the Transmission and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2004
48. "The 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage What Does it Mean in Practice"
    Janet Elizabet Blake
    The Role of Women in the Transmission and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2004