This paper develops the idea that the donation made by Héctor Hernández Mujica to Germany, in his capacity as president of INPARQUES in 1998, violated several legal provisions in force nationally and internationally, which protect the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site since 1994. In addition, it evaluates this legal regulation, which forms the system of protection of the cultural and natural heritage of Venezuela.
KEYWORDS: Recovery of archaeological assets, Venezuelan legal system, international private law, legal protection, jurisdiction.
JEL CODE: F22, J61
RESUMENEl documento desarrolla la idea que la donación que realizó Héctor Hernández Mujica a Alemania, en su condición de presidente de INPARQUES en 1998, violó varias disposiciones legales vigentes en el ámbito nacional e internacional, que protegen al Parque Nacional Canaima, Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad de la UNESCO desde 1994. Además, evalúa dicha normativa legal, que conforma el sistema de protección del patrimonio cultural y natural de Venezuela.
ABSTRACTThis paper develops the idea that the donation made by Héctor Hernández Mujica to Germany, in his capacity as president of INPARQUES in 1998, violated several legal provisions in force nationally and internationally, which protect the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site since 1994. In addition, it evaluates this legal regulation, which forms the system of protection of the cultural and natural heritage of Venezuela.
KEYWORDS: Recovery of archaeological assets, Venezuelan legal system, international private law, legal protection, jurisdiction.
JEL CODE / CLASIFICACIÓN JEL: F22, J61