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.
Antiquities from several Syrian cultural eras continue to appear on the art market. Since the last blog post describing this problem, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International produced the above May 17,…
Prosecutors in Detroit, Michigan on Friday moved to dismiss the receiving and transporting stolen property charges against Wong Young Youn. Earlier this year it was reported that the defendant was cooperating…
Federal prosecutors in Miami on Friday filed a complaint to forfeit ancient artifacts from Peru. The office of U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer (right) alleges that Peruvian citizen Jean Combe Fritz transported…
“Claimants deny knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations set forth in … the Verified Complaint.” That is the refrain found in…
Last weeks’ decision by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to repatriate two 10th century Khmer statues to Cambodia prompted a thoughtful response from Professor Patty Gerstenblith that focuses on the…
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has filed a complaint to seize and forfeit ancient Chinese and Cypriot Coins. The Ancient Coin Collector’s Guild (ACCG) attempted…