Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
UNESCO Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Cooperation (1966)
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970)
Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (1995)
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)
Convention on the Protection and Promoting of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005)
Proposal for a Non-binding Standard-setting Instrument on the Protection and Promotion of Various Aspects of the Role of Museums and Collections (2015)