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 Eighth Annual Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition pits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) in a case brought by…
As François Hollande addressed a crowd gathered at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) two weeks ago, CHL tweeted about the French president’s intention to create a fund to…
In a landmark decision, today the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a nine year prison sentence in the matter of The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, the…
Customs Entry Form 6059B When people become aware of the rampant looting, smuggling, and destruction of cultural property, they show concern about preserving humanity’s shared cultural heritage. And when U.S. Customs…
Some of the ancient coins in dispute in U.S. v. 3 Knife-Shaped Coins. Court decisions in 2014 and 2015 rejected the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’s (ACCG) demand to revisit legal issues already…
Banks, casinos, and high value asset sellers are subject to federal laws that flush out terrorist financiers and money launderers. So why aren’t art and antiquities sellers subject to the…