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War, Antiquities, and Responses: Colgate University Conference on Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict

ByRick St. Hilaire

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…

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UPDATED > Back Again: H.R. 4292, The Foreign Cultural Exchange Immunity Clarification Act

ByRick St. Hilaire

[UPDATED 3/7/15: The  Foreign Cultural Exchange Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) has been introduced again in 2015, during the 114th session of Congress.]First adopted by the U.S. House of Representative in 2012 and…

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Two Court Battles Raise Questions of Liability for AAM, AAMD, and Other Cultural Property Organizations

ByRick St. Hilaire

Cultural property accrediting and membership organizations are likely consulting with their lawyers in the wake of recent litigation involving two separate court actions. The case of Meyer v. Board of Regents…