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.
Grand jury indictment from federal court in California claims importer falsely classified ancient archaeological artifact. Mosaic seized by FBI and HSI from Mohamad AlCharihi. Skilled prosecutors keep cases simple. So…
Defendant mosaic seized by the FBI that prosecutors say measures18 ft. x 8 ft. and weighs approximately one ton. In a recently filed civil forfeiture case involving cultural property, prosecutors…
Moxie is one of the working dogs spearheading the K-9 Artifact Finders project. The program aims to equip customs officers with a new tool to nab heritage traffickers by finding…
Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law & Policy Research and the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Vet Working Dog Center, in collaboration with the Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology…
Monuments Men author Robert Edsel speaking at Colgate University. From the looters shovel to the auction gavel, large scale cultural property theft and destruction occur during times of instability. That is how…
The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2347 yesterday. The resolution “Deplores and condemns the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage … as well as the looting and smuggling of…