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.
The United States will withdraw from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO), effective December 31, 2018.Today’s announcement comes as no surprise to cultural property watchers. The US…
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…
“The Economics of Cultural Property Laws” presents a controversial study that attempts to wed archaeology–a knowledge-gathering discipline focused on exacting evidence collection, thoughtful research, and a deep concern for heritage preservation–to a…
Fresh images from Egypt continue to document the destruction and looting of cultural heritage. Dr. Monica Hanna, in a video recently posted by Saving Antiquities for Everyone, shows active plundering taking place…
UNESCO confronts a budgetary and political crisis following America’s automatic defunding of the U.N. agency in 2011 and UNESCO’s decision last Friday stripping the United States of its voting rights….
Lives and livelihoods are in jeopardy in Egypt, which must be safeguarded. Those involved with heritage preservation, meanwhile, must do what they are able in order to protect history and…