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Washington University Global Studies Law R eview Volume 6 | Issue 2 J anuary 2007 The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expre sions: A Lo ok at the Convention and Its Potential Impact on the American Movie Indu try Edmund H. Chiang Follow this and additional works at : /law_globalstudies Part of the Arts and Entertainment Commons, International Law Commons, and the International Trade Commons Recommended Citation Edmund H. Chiang, The UNESCO Con ention on the Protection and Promotion of the Di ersity of C ultural Expr essions: A Look at the Con ention and Its Potential Imp act on the American Mo ie Industry, 6 ash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 379 (2007), /law_globalstudies/vol6/iss2/6 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School at ashington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in ashington University Global Studies Law R eview by an authorized administrator of ashington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact emily.stenberg@, digital@. THE UNESCO CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: A LOOK AT THE CONVENTION AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN MOVIE INDUSTRY I. INTRODUCTION In recent years, many countries have become increasingly concerned with the potential impact of economic globalization on cultural diversity. They fear that increased trade liberalization in cultural industries will lead to a uniform, commercial monoculture and a loss of social cohesion and national identity. 1 Previous efforts to preserve or promote cultural