Miejsca Pamięci na Tle UNESCO 1972 World Heritage Convention Oraz Kryterium VI Wytycznych Operacyjnych Jej Stosowania

Auschwitz-Birkenau's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Criterion VI introduced the controversial 'symbolic representation' principle, allowing it to stand alone as the sole symbol of the Holocaust while barring future similar inscriptions. This approach lacks legal foundation in the 1972 Convention and risks leaving other globally significant memory sites unprotected. The study argues that adopting 'serial inscriptions'—a recognized practice for grouping related sites—could mitigate this issue by providing legal protection without enforcing symbolic exclusivity.

Kowalski, W. (2017). MIEJSCA PAMIĘCI NA TLE UNESCO 1972 WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION ORAZ KRYTERIUM VI WYTYCZNYCH OPERACYJNYCH JEJ STOSOWANIA. Protection of Cultural Heritage, (4), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.24358/odk_2017_04_14