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.
“In short, the parties have dramatically different views as to how this case should proceed.” That is the conclusion of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland after a July 15…
National Geographic’s “Who’s Stealing Afghanistan’s Cultural Treasures?” (August 1, 2013) offers valuable first-hand information about the looting and smuggling of Afghanistan’s archaeological treasures. So what could happen legally if stolen…
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit last week issued a decision that protects an historic church built in 1925 in southwest Massachusetts. The court’s ruling upholds…
Federal prosecutors say there is probable cause to forfeit an Assyrian head from Iraq, allegedly smuggled into the United States in 2008. The government filed a verified complaint for forfeiture…
Do import restrictions derived from the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) constitute an embargo? That is a question that has resurfaced after reading Erik Smithweiss, “A Race To…
It is noteworthy when a claimant steps forward to challenge a cultural property forfeiture complaint filed in federal district court. It does not happen often. But it happened yesterday when…