cultural-heritage-summary

name	cultural-heritage-summary
title	Cultural Heritage Protection Summary
description	Produces structured, citation-ready summaries of legal developments in cultural heritage protection covering repatriation, site protection, illicit trafficking, and treaty updates. Use when tracking heritage law, preparing government or NGO briefings, or summarizing international and national decisions. Trigger keywords include cultural heritage, repatriation, restitution, UNESCO 1970, Hague Convention 1954, UNIDROIT 1995, illicit trafficking, underwater heritage, and intangible heritage.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/cultural-heritage-summary
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	cross-jurisdiction
practice	regulatory
language	en
tags	["research","summarization","summary"]

Cultural Heritage Protection Summary

Produces a structured legal update on developments affecting cultural heritage protection across jurisdictions and tribunals.

Prerequisites

1. Time window — exact start/end dates for the reporting period
2. Scope — jurisdictions, tribunals, and administrative bodies to cover
3. Audience — government, NGO, cultural institution, enforcement, or mixed
4. Citation standard — Bluebook, OSCOLA, or organization-specific
5. Source access — primary sources: decisions, statutes, treaties, official releases

Do not proceed without items 1–3. Ask if missing.

Quick Start

1. Collect prerequisites and confirm scope with the user.
2. Triage source materials by thematic section.
3. Apply selection criteria to identify reportable developments.
4. Draft each development using the entry template.
5. Compile the executive overview, thematic sections, and trend analysis.
6. Verify all citations and flag uncertainties with [VERIFY].

Output Structure

Executive Overview (max 1 page)

• 5–10 bullet headlines of the most material developments.
• One-sentence implication per headline.

Thematic Sections

Include only sections supported by the source set:

• Repatriation and restitution
• Site and monument protection
• Illicit trafficking and enforcement
• Armed conflict and emergency protections
• Underwater cultural heritage
• Intangible cultural heritage and indigenous rights
• Cultural property in trade/customs and export controls
• Digital heritage and documentation

Selection Criteria

Include a development only when it meets at least one:

• Direct legal effect (binding decision, statute, regulation, treaty action)
• New interpretation or shift in enforcement posture
• Cross-border or precedent value
• High stakeholder impact

Development Entry Template

Title:
Jurisdiction / Forum:
Date:
Type: Decision / Statute / Regulation / Treaty / Policy
Parties / Actors:
Subject Matter:
Legal Framework: (1954 Hague; 1970 UNESCO; 1995 UNIDROIT; 2001 UCH; 2003 ICH; 1972 World Heritage; national statute)
Key Issue:
Holding / Outcome:
Reasoning Snapshot:
Practical Impact:
Cross-Jurisdiction Signal:
Citations: