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.
Restitution and Repatriation: The Return of Cultural Objects is a symposium that will be held at DePaul University in Chicago on November 14, 2013. It will address the underlying legal, ethical…
Roman oinochoe. Courtesy of ICE. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week sent back evidence of cultural heritage trafficking to Afghanistan without making any arrests. The items returned include an…
Currency plate repatriation ceremony. Source: ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today returned the Hojo currency plate seized as evidence in the criminal prosecutions against Wong Young Youn and…
Video source: AFP This post is researched, written, and published on the blog Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire at culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com. Text copyrighted 2010-2013 by Ricardo A. St. Hilaire, Attorney…
Last weeks’ decision by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to repatriate two 10th century Khmer statues to Cambodia prompted a thoughtful response from Professor Patty Gerstenblith that focuses on the…
Hugh Eakin’s New York Times commentary titled “The Great Giveback” is flawed. The opinion piece argues that museums “are supposed to be in the business of collecting and preserving art from…