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.
The newly fashioned Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC), with all eleven members appointed or reappointed by former President Barack Obama shortly before leaving office in January, is expected to review extensions…
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Treasury Department have promulgated rules, effective today, that extend import restrictions on archaeological material originating from Italy. First erected by a…
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…
Belize’s Institute of Archaeology and the National Institute of Culture and History are reporting on their Facebook page the signing yesterday of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United…
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met between November 15 and 17, 2011, holding a public session on November 16. Professor Patty Gerstenblith, newly appointed chair and director of the…
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will next meet in Washington, DC at the US Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street, NW on November 16, 2011 from 9:00…