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.
A bill that would weaken the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is back on Capitol Hill. Last week, California congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) introduced H.R. 135, the latest incarnation of…
Dangerous. That is the term used by a reference document cited by the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP) to describe a potential legislative proposal that would allow looted…
Imagine a new way to catch antiquities traffickers using specially trained working dogs.CHL suggested the idea in a blog post last year. Now Red Arch is on its way toward making…
(C) SAFE. Used with permission. Khaemwaset was a royal prince who lived during the 13th century B.C. He became the first Egyptologist and was greatly revered in his time for conserving Egypt’s monuments….
Bronze, a mixture of copper and tin,is found in many statues and plaques,which are vulnerable to copper thieves.Frederic Remington, ”The Bronco Buster,”given to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.Public domain image….
The Decree Stele, loaned by Greece,is one of many cultural objectsroutinely granted immunity by the U.S.Photo courtesy of US State Dept. The Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA…