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.
Tamucumira Mask.One of the Bolivian objects subject toCPIA import regulations.Photo courtesy US State Dept. The US government has extended import protections over archaeological and ethnological objects from Bolivia. The two…
United States Customs and Border Protection today issued the final administrative rule covering import restrictions covering archaeological and ethnological material from Greece. The rule follows the July 17, 2011 adoption…
Federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY.Photo by Jim Henderson. CC The latest pleading filed by Salem Alshdaifat’s attorney in the case of US v. Khouli et al. asks for a change of venue. The defense…
The Egyptian Museum, CairoSource: Bs0u10e01, Creative Commons According to an email by the General Director of The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the museum will not be in a position to respond to…
Egyptian coffin seized by ICEin the case of US v. Khouli et al.Photo: ICE The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York held a status conference in the criminal…
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met between November 15 and 17, 2011, holding a public session on November 16. Professor Patty Gerstenblith, newly appointed chair and director of the…