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 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…
Congressman Steve Chabot The U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday passed the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA). The legislation seeks to protect foreign artwork on…
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 16th annual triennial meeting of ICOM’s conservation committee took place in Lisbon, Portugal this week. Many outstanding papers were presented. I was privileged to moderate the Legal Issues in…