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ADA to the fore at UNIDROIT’s 25th anniversary conference
Joanna van der Lande, who chairs the Antiquities Dealers Association, was invited to present an extended article and speak at the conference to mark 25 years of the UNIDROIT Convention on October 8 and 9. Also invited to speak was Martin Wilson, General Counsel to the...
Art trafficking link to terrorism is spurious
Art trafficking link to terrorism is spurious – ADA letter in the Art Newspaper
RAND Corporation report demolishes current thinking on antiquities trafficking
A major report by one of the most respected independent research organisations in the United States claims that current thinking on the trafficking of antiquities is mostly wrong. Its findings have prompted it to propose a radical change in direction in the search for solutions.
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British Museum scandal demonstrates anti-trade bias
Even when an antiquities dealer proves to be the hero of the hour, the media and others try to blame the market instead of those responsible
Why Western Australia’s policy disaster is a lesson to Brussels
The EU risks the same disaster with its import licensing regulation for cultural property as Western Australia’s Aboriginal CulturalHeritage Act has just suffered – and for the same reasons.
How and why The U.K. Treasure Act is changing
As the UK Parliament amends the rules on detectorist and other heritage discoveries, ADA chairman Joanna van der Lande reflects on its role and effectiveness When Chris Chafin of The House, the Politics Home magazine for the UK parliament, asked to interview ADA...