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.
Federal prosecutors in Miami on Friday filed a complaint to forfeit ancient artifacts from Peru. The office of U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer (right) alleges that Peruvian citizen Jean Combe Fritz transported…
Photo credit: David Lat The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) suffered another defeat as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the trade organization’s appeal. The case of ACCG v. U.S….
Belize’s Institute of Archaeology and the National Institute of Culture and History are reporting on their Facebook page the signing yesterday of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United…
The Revisions to the 2008 Guidelines on the Acquisition of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art issued this week by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) requires study. Lee Rosenbaum’s…
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 Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with the United States in the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) Baltimore test case. We “have reviewed the Guild’s various claims…