@article{ART003146121},
author={Minjae Zoh},
title={The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2024},
volume={81},
number={4},
pages={425-452},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425}
TY - JOUR
AU - Minjae Zoh
TI - The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2024
VL - 81
IS - 4
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 425
EP - 452
SN - 1598-3021
AB - More than fifty years have passed since the establishment of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention. On the whole, the background, goals, and standards for the UNESCO organization and the establishment of the World Heritage Convention were primarily and predominantly driven by Western circumstances and interests of the time following the end of the Second World War. The Western perspective, therefore, can be explained as both the characteristics and the limitations of the existing framework and standards. The current international understanding of what is “universal” and the standards for what is considered “outstanding” can be explained to have been derived from the West and then exported to non-Western countries. Today, fifty-plus years after its establishment, the understanding of and approach to the concept of “Outstanding Universal Value” has changed significantly from its initial goals and meanings. The initial core emphasis was placed on “cooperation” and “solidarity” but the emphasis today has arguably shifted to “politics” and “competition.” This article examines the origins and developmental stages of the World Heritage Convention’s concept of “Outstanding Universal Value.” The aim is to question whether the concept of Outstanding Universal Value needs updates or whether there is a need to recall early context and history. As times and circumstances have changed, this article examines whether it is natural for the meaning of “OUV” to change or whether the current “altered” version should be regarded as problematic.
KW - Outstanding Universal Value;World Heritage Convention;Western Philosophy;National Strategy
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
ER -
Minjae Zoh. (2024). The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 81(4), 425-452.
Minjae Zoh. 2024, "The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.81, no.4 pp.425-452. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh "The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81.4 pp.425-452 (2024) : 425.
Minjae Zoh. The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”. 2024; 81(4), 425-452. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh. "The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81, no.4 (2024) : 425-452.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh. The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 81(4), 425-452. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh. The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2024; 81(4) 425-452. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh. The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”. 2024; 81(4), 425-452. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
Minjae Zoh. "The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s “Outstanding Universal Value”" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81, no.4 (2024) : 425-452.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.4.202411.425
