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- Title
THE IMPACT OF THE CRIMINAL LAW AND MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES UPON THE ILLICIT TRADE IN ART AND ANTIQUITIES.
- Authors
Ulph, Janet
- Abstract
The article discusses the role of criminal law and money laundering measures on illicit art and antiquities trade. The author describes thefts of art and antiquities from art museums, private art collections, and archaeological sites and discusses international trade in looted cultural property. Other topics addressed include attempts to recover art and antiquities through civil law, the role of English criminal law in deterring thieves and those who purchase stolen property, and difficulties in prosecuting thieves such as the difficulty of gathering evidence, the international locations of stolen objects, and complications of investigation. Also discussed is the UNESCO Convention and its provisions for illicit trade of art and antiquities.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ART thefts; ARCHAEOLOGICAL thefts; ART theft laws; ANTIQUITIES smuggling; REPATRIATION of cultural property; CRIMINAL law; STOLEN goods; INVESTIGATION of art theft; PROTECTION of cultural property; UNESCO
- Publication
Art, Antiquity & Law, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1362-2331
- Publication type
Article