This chapter focuses on the way international heritage law applies across time, and the mismatch between community and state expectations of these relationships between heritage and time. While it often relies on time as a means to define heritage, international heritage law has in many respects a difficult relationship with Chronos. From the age of heritage down to the non-retroactivity of treaties which essentially resets the clock on a number of heritage disputes and injustices, the temporal application of international heritage law plays a significant role in shaping what is permissible heritage, and how the law addresses heritage. The chapter uses genocide’s relationship to cultural heritage as a means to examine how heritage plays roles before, during, and after major events, in ways that the law does not always capture constructively. Lastly, it queries the potential of international human rights law to address international heritage law’s shortcomings in this area.
Women's International Human Rights Law: The Way Forward