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.
Photo credit: David Lat The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) suffered another defeat as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the trade organization’s appeal. The case of ACCG v. U.S….
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York on March 20 filed a complaint in federal court seeking to forfeit five ancient Egyptian objects. U.S. Customs and…
Photo credit: Alex Bruda Registration is now open for Cultural Property Law, part of Plymouth State University’s summer program. This intensive course will take place from July 15 through 20….
Photo credit: Athewma European nations accounted for ten of the top 20 sources of archaeological, historical, and ethnological material imported into the United States in 2012. And last year alone,…
European nations accounted for ten of the top 20 sources of archaeological, historical, and ethnological material imported into the United States in 2012. Switzerland led the list overall, with the…
It was reported last week that the United States and Belize entered into a bilateral agreement to establish import protections covering jeopardized archeological heritage. The final rule has now been…