Peculiarities of legal protection of historical memory and cultural heritage were discussed by lawyers in Grodno and Yekaterinburg

On 19 November an international round table “Legal means of protection of historical and cultural heritage and historical memory” took place. The event was organised by the Department of Civil Law and Process of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and the Departments of Civil Law, Civil Procedure, History of State and Law of The Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev (Yekaterinburg).

The round table was held in a face-to-face and distance format: the participants, including both teachers and students, discussed the system of legal means for the protection of cultural heritage and historical memory, taking into account the present day challenges and threats.

Professor of the Yanka Kupala State University, Head of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure, Doctor of Law Igor Martynenko presented a report-presentation “Legal protection of historical truth and memory of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, military-historical heritage”. The scientific report, rich in facts and practical examples, aroused great interest among the participants of the scientific event both in Russia and Belarus. The positive and unique experience of teaching the peculiarities of legal protection of historical and cultural heritage as a separate academic discipline—a practice implemented for many years at the GrSU named after Yanka Kupala and unmatched anywhere else in the CIS — was particularly highlighted.