Doctor of Jurisprudence. International consultant on cultural legislation. Former Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage and former Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.

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Who is Joaquín Moscoso Novillo?

A Doctor of Jurisprudence with postgraduate studies in heritage and cultural law in Spain, Argentina, and Ecuador, he has contributed to the development of Ecuadorian legislation on culture, memory, and heritage. He is an international consultant on cultural legislation. In the public sector, he has promoted plans, programs, and projects related to cultural heritage to strengthen the social development model. He has also led the national policy against the illicit trafficking of cultural property, and is a former Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage and former Director of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.   

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Round table discussion. Can the protection of cultural heritage be considered an essential element of human security in the 21st century?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
10:45 - 11:20
Anchieta House
Mohamed Joudat, Professor of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University in Rabat. Joaquín Moscoso Novillo, Doctor of Jurisprudence, International Consultant on Cultural Legislation. Jesús Prieto de Pedro, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at UNED (National University of Distance Education), Holder of the Andrés Bello Chair of Cultural Rights. Alesia Koush, Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena-CAMNES of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa, Doctor of Law from Carlos III University of Madrid and Master in Cultural Heritage Management.

Conference. Institutional frameworks and public policies on cultural heritage: the Latin American experience in the face of the illicit trafficking of cultural property

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
12:00 - 12:45
Anchieta House
Joaquín Moscoso Novillo. Doctor of Jurisprudence. International consultant on cultural legislation. Former Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage and former Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.

Round table. What heritage management models allow for the effective reconciliation of conservation, social participation, sustainable development and protection in relation to the illicit trafficking of heritage?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
12:45 - 13:30
Anchieta House
Mohamed Joudat, Professor of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University in Rabat. Joaquín Moscoso Novillo, Doctor of Jurisprudence, International Consultant on Cultural Legislation. Jesús Prieto de Pedro, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at UNED (National University of Distance Education), Holder of the Andrés Bello Chair of Cultural Rights. Alesia Koush, Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena-CAMNES of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa, Doctor of Law from Carlos III University of Madrid and Master in Cultural Heritage Management.

Round table discussion. Can the law become a truly preventative tool against the plundering and illicit trafficking of cultural heritage, or does it continue to act primarily reactively?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
10:45 - 11:30
Anchieta House
Mohamed Joudat, Professor of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University in Rabat. Joaquín Moscoso Novillo, Doctor of Jurisprudence, International Consultant on Cultural Legislation. Jesús Prieto de Pedro, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at UNED (National University of Distance Education), Holder of the Andrés Bello Chair of Cultural Rights. Alesia Koush, Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena-CAMNES of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa, Doctor of Law from Carlos III University of Madrid and Master in Cultural Heritage Management.

Round table. On the right to justice: communities, human rights and the limits of the international legal framework in the face of illicit trafficking of cultural property

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
12:45 - 13:30
Anchieta House
Mohamed Joudat, Professor of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University in Rabat. Joaquín Moscoso Novillo, Doctor of Jurisprudence, International Consultant on Cultural Legislation. Jesús Prieto de Pedro, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at UNED (National University of Distance Education), Holder of the Andrés Bello Chair of Cultural Rights. Alesia Koush, Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena-CAMNES of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa, Doctor of Law from Carlos III University of Madrid and Master in Cultural Heritage Management.

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