Cultural Heritage and War: A Video Report on Libya
A recent video produced by NATOchannel.tv reports on cultural heritage in Libya in the context of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict….
Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Cyprus | Peru
CPAC Will Meet to Consider MoU Extensions with Cyprus and Peru – Public Comments Period Open
Extensions of the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Cyprus and Peru will be taken up by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) at their next meeting in Washington, DC. A…
European Union Seeks Comments Relating to Cultural Property Protection
The European Commission (EC) of the European Union (EU) says in a November 29, 2011 press release that it is seeking comments on “on ways to improve the safe-keeping of cultural goods and…
Bolivia | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | import protections | memorandum of understanding (MoU) | UNESCO Convention (1970)
MoU Extended With Bolivia – US Customs Issues Final Rule
Tamucumira Mask.One of the Bolivian objects subject toCPIA import regulations.Photo courtesy US State Dept. The US government has extended import protections over archaeological and ethnological objects from Bolivia. The two…
Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Greece | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | import protections | memorandum of understanding (MoU) | UNESCO Convention (1970)
US-Greece MoU Produces Final Cultural Property Import Protection Rule
United States Customs and Border Protection today issued the final administrative rule covering import restrictions covering archaeological and ethnological material from Greece. The rule follows the July 17, 2011 adoption…
Change of Venue Motion Filed in US v. Khouli et al. Previews Possible Defenses in Alleged Antiquities Trafficking Case
Federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY.Photo by Jim Henderson. CC The latest pleading filed by Salem Alshdaifat’s attorney in the case of US v. Khouli et al. asks for a change of venue. The defense…