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.
Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Federal Register reports that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Cambodia….
As 2012 comes to a close, a case concluded in the Central District of California this year is important to highlight. It is the federal district court matter of United…
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with the United States in the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) Baltimore test case. We “have reviewed the Guild’s various claims…
Endangered Maya carved bone subject to import restrictions. U.S. State Dept. The U.S. government has renewed and expanded its bilateral agreement with Guatemala protecting jeopardized cultural heritage. Friday’s Federal Register…
September is a busy month for cultural property law cases. More activity is expected in the case of United States v. Mask of Ka Nefer Nefer soon, a case that…
Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency today announced the seizure of “two priceless Egyptian sarcophagi-type artifacts.” A CBP officer at the World Trade Bridge on the border…