VOA Visits Cambodian Statue’s Original Location

ByRick St. Hilaire April 8, 2012May 2, 2023

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 VOA went to the statue’s original location in Koh Ker.

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Antiquities Trafficking Indictment Unsealed: Latchford Prosecution Raises Legal Issues

ByRick St. Hilaire December 3, 2019April 26, 2023

Newly unsealed antiquities trafficking charges detail an alleged Cambodian smuggling network.CPIA enforcement, the “CPIA Embargo,” and statute of limitations are some of the legal issues presented by the grand jury…

Cambodia | museums | repatriation

Statues From New York’s Met Museum Repatriated to Cambodia

ByRick St. Hilaire June 12, 2013April 27, 2023

Video source: AFP This post is researched, written, and published on the blog Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire at culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com. Text copyrighted 2010-2013 by Ricardo A. St. Hilaire, Attorney…

forfeiture actions | Sotheby's | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

UPDATED: Cambodian Statue Forfeiture Agreement: Prosecutors Succeed, Sotheby’s Gains Concessions. What’s Next?

ByRick St. Hilaire December 13, 2013April 27, 2023

After a bitter court battle flared to new heights in September, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Sotheby’s today proposed an agreement to repatriate…

Cambodia | Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | import protections

U.S. Import Protections Extended on Cambodian Heritage

ByRick St. Hilaire September 14, 2013April 27, 2023

As arguments heat up in the civil forfeiture case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Currently Located at Sotheby’s, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury…

Cambodia | forfeiture actions | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

U.S. v. Cambodian Sculpture Case Heats Up: Prosecutors Accuse Sotheby’s of Stalling the Discovery Process and False Information; Sotheby’s Accuses the Government of Burdensome Conduct and Invented Legal Theories

ByRick St. Hilaire September 12, 2013April 27, 2023

A letter filed by prosecutors before today’s scheduled pre-trial conference in the case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Currently Located at Sotheby’s criticizes…

archaeology | Cambodia | public policy | repatriation

It’s Time to Talk About Repatriation Options for the Private Collector

ByRick St. Hilaire May 7, 2013April 27, 2023

Last weeks’ decision by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to repatriate two 10th century Khmer statues to Cambodia prompted a thoughtful response from Professor Patty Gerstenblith that focuses on the…

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