common heritage
Collective ancestral birthright
Common heritage refers to resources or traditions belonging collectively to humanity rather than to any individual or nation.
The concept appears most often in international law, where it designates spaces like the deep seabed or outer space as beyond national sovereignty: The moon is considered the common heritage of mankind.
Cultural artifacts and natural wonders may also be called common heritage when their significance transcends borders.
- rainforestsWet, dense tropical woodlands
- sacred sitesReligiously significant locations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- shared historyJointly experienced past events
shared values · oral traditions · folk tales · coral reefs · historical monuments · literary classics · environmental treaties · endangered species · indigenous art · mother tongue · universal symbols · storytelling · collective memory · ancestral lands · mountain ranges · moral principles · biodiversity hotspots · traditional music
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- commonsshared resources, village green, public lands, public domain, commonage
common heritageprivate property
Individually owned assets
intellectual property · restricted access · proprietary rights · private ownership · individual ownership
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