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.
Police have arrested two men in Barcelona, Spain for their alleged role in financing ISIS terrorism by acquiring and selling blood antiquities. Georgi Kantchev of The Wall Street Journal reported…
Click on the pic above and read the ASIS CRISP Report. Protecting heritage during times of war is a topic that receives significant attention. Just read about last October’s Preserving Cultural…
U.S. Mission to the U.N. Source: Elmschrat CC The United States has supported a Greek-sponsored UN resolution (A/RES/67/80) titled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.” The resolution…
The case of Republic of Peru v. Kingdom of Spain et al. (11A795)–related to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. Kingdom of Spain, et al.–saw a last minute emergency appeal quashed…