ABA Journal: How countries are successfully using the law to get looted cultural treasures back

ByRick St. Hilaire June 24, 2014April 26, 2023

The American Bar Association Journal has published an interesting cover story about looted cultural treasures that is well worth reading. View the full article here.

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Egypt | Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP) | looted antiquities

LCCHP and Other Organizations Warn of Cultural Heritage Emergency in Egypt

ByRick St. Hilaire January 30, 2011May 2, 2023

The Lawyer’s Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, joined by other organizations, has issued on the situation involving cultural heritage in Egypt. That statement is below: The undersigned cultural heritage and…

Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | El Salvador | looted antiquities | memorandum of understanding (MoU) | UNESCO Convention (1970)

El Salvador Seeks U.S. Renewal of Cultural Property MoU

ByRick St. Hilaire July 1, 2019April 26, 2023

El Salvador has petitioned the United States for a Memorandum of Understanding to renew cultural property import controls that preserve archaeological objects from looting and smuggling. This Maya effigy vessel…

“Antiques” from Iraq: Trade Stats Raise Questions

ByRick St. Hilaire January 5, 2016April 26, 2023

Iraq has been identified as a source of conflict antiquities, which is why the International Council of Museums refreshed its Red List of endangered Iraqi cultural property in June 2014…

Can Canines Sniff Out Smuggled Artifacts? Working Dogs Join Fight to Save Cultural Heritage

ByRick St. Hilaire December 13, 2017April 26, 2023

Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law & Policy Research and the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Vet Working Dog Center, in collaboration with the Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology…

fakes | looted antiquities

Fakes on the Market, Looting on the Decline…

ByRick St. Hilaire January 21, 2010May 2, 2023

MSN posted an insightful piece of interest to collectors, dealers, and archaeologists. It is reported that the production of fakes is easier than looting authentic archaeoligical objects, thereby reducing looting…

Afghanistan’s Looted History and U.S. Law

ByRick St. Hilaire August 4, 2013April 27, 2023

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…

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