A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
Manhattan criminal courthouse.Source: nyc.gov Arnold-Peter Weiss’s case was scheduled today in Manhattan. New York Criminal Court records show that Dr. Weiss’s $200,000 cash bail was continued, and the next court…
Congressman Steve Chabot The U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday passed the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA). The legislation seeks to protect foreign artwork on…
The upcoming Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting in April focuses on the culture of Mali. A brief Deutsche Welle documentary (in English) describing Mali’s past and present heritage may…
Lawyers for Joseph Lewis, II this past Friday filed a reply memorandum in support of their earlier motion to dismiss. They claim that the prosecution does not have the evidence…
Lowland Maya mask from Guatemala.Source: U.S. State Department The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewal requests by Mali and Guatemala for Memoranda of Understanding (MoU). A…
The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied Salem Alshdaifat’s request to move the trial from the Empire State to his home state of Michigan….