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 import restrictions are intended to reduce the incentive for pillage and illicit trafficking in cultural objects.” That was the conclusion of the United States government on January 14, 2009…
A federal grand jury on Wedesday charged four defendants–Javier Abanto-Sarmiento and Alfredo Abanto-Sarmiento of Trujillo, Peru and Cesar Guarderas and Rosa Isabel Guarderas of West Valley City, Utah–with one count…
Today’s Federal Register announces China’s intent to renew its Memorandum of Understanding with the United States under the Cultural Property Implementation Act. The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet…
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….
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…