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.
Artifact returned to Italy by ICE.Courtesy ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced successful efforts to combat crime in the United States. In the last few days, ICE’s Homeland…
Given the discussion about the law known as Immunity from Seizure Under Judicial Process of Cultural Objects Imported for Temporary Exhibition or Display and the current bill on Capitol Hill…
A newly created Florida entity filed a civil complaint on April 19 in federal district court against the Czech Republic and two of its cultural institutions. The lawsuit of Victims…
The Decree Stele, loaned by Greece,is one of many cultural objectsroutinely granted immunity by the U.S.Photo courtesy of US State Dept. The Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA…
Egyptian coffin seized inUS v. Khouli et al.Courtesy ICE. Mousa “Morris” Khouli pleaded guilty yesterday to smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States and making a false statement to…
As readers are aware, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is seeking to forfeit an ancient Cambodian statute located at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. Daniel Schearf of…