U.S. Import Protections Extended on Cambodian Heritage
Angkor temple detail. Credit: eschu 1952 |
Angkor temple detail. Credit: eschu 1952 |
It is noteworthy when a claimant steps forward to challenge a cultural property forfeiture complaint filed in federal district court. It does not happen often. But it happened yesterday when…
Earlier this year the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) shifted its stance on bilateral agreements authorized by the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) when the group decisively opposed the renewal of U.S. import restrictions covering…
El Salvador has petitioned the United States for a Memorandum of Understanding to renew cultural property import controls that preserve archaeological objects from looting and smuggling. This Maya effigy vessel…
Today’s Federal Register announces China’s intent to renew its Memorandum of Understanding with the United States under the Cultural Property Implementation Act. The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet…
Gold figurine from Peru.Source: U.S. State Department The Federal Register today published a notice by the Department of Homeland Security extending import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials from Peru….
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…