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.
Today’s Federal Register announces the U.S. Secretary of State’s intention to propose a renewal of the cultural property Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Honduras. The request to extend the five…
The 16th annual triennial meeting of ICOM’s conservation committee took place in Lisbon, Portugal this week. Many outstanding papers were presented. I was privileged to moderate the Legal Issues in…
Cypriot coin subject to U.S. import restrictions. “Unfortunately for the plaintiffs, I agree with the State Department’s decision.” That is the opinion of Judge Richard Leon of the United States…
What due diligence can museums undertake to protect their collections of artifacts from risks of legal seizure?Museums routinely and successfully protect their archaeological collections from threats of loss posed by…
Source: Tamil Nadu Police International antiquities trafficking networks will utilize legitimate and illegitimate shipping methods to advance cultural heritage crimes. That is why a consideration of the solutions to combat…
In the annals of cultural property law, prosecutions targeting transnational antiquities trafficking networks are rare. Even more rare are felony convictions. Scarcer still are prison sentences. So what happened this…