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.
Newly unsealed antiquities trafficking charges detail an alleged Cambodian smuggling network.CPIA enforcement, the “CPIA Embargo,” and statute of limitations are some of the legal issues presented by the grand jury…
Credit: Ante Vecik Last week’s agreement between the U.S. government and Sotheby’s auction house to repatriate a 10th century sandstone sculpture continues to be widely publicized. Chasing Aphrodite has a recent…
After a bitter court battle flared to new heights in September, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Sotheby’s today proposed an agreement to repatriate…
A letter filed by prosecutors before today’s scheduled pre-trial conference in the case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Currently Located at Sotheby’s criticizes…
Sotheby’s wants a preliminary hearing to argue the law, and the government wants more discovery from Sotheby’s to argue the facts. That continues to be the posture of the case…
“Claimants deny knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations set forth in … the Verified Complaint.” That is the refrain found in…