This article highlights the ways of safeguarding cultural heritage in the context of international law, by analyzing the international regulatory framework which regulates this field. There are being investigated universal conventions, recommendations and declarations adopted by the competent international organizations, as well as the actions of the Republic of Moldova for harmonization of national legislation in the field of protection the national cultural heritage in accordance with international treaties. The investigations offered the possibility to determine certain relationships between cultural heritage and human rights from the perspective of international law.