Abstract

LOBELLE FERNANDEZ, Gretel. Cuba's documentary heritage: its legal protection by national and international legislation. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 2307-2113.

The purpose of this research study is to identify the various national and international legal and regulatory bodies protecting and safeguarding the Cuban documentary heritage. Identification was performed of national and international legislation and regulations legally protecting and safeguarding the Cuban documentary heritage. For this purpose, a definition was devised of the concept of documentary heritage category. A description is provided of the legal protection tools safeguarding the documentary heritage worldwide, highlighting the various initiatives implemented by UNESCO, the leading agency in the safeguard and socialization of heritage, as part of its Memory of the World program. An analysis was performed of the various periods in the evolution of the national legal system, particularly the treatment given to the documentary heritage and the adoption in the present century of two decree-laws dealing with its protection: Decree-Law No. 271/10 "Of libraries in the Republic of Cuba", and Decree-Law No. 265/2009 "Of the National System of Archives in the Republic of Cuba". Several recommendations are made for the international safeguard and care of the documentary heritage.

Keywords : Decree-Law of Libraries; Decree-Law of Archives; memory of the world; documentary heritage; national bibliographic control; legal deposit.