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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.
Italy rules in favour of private property rights for cultural heritage
Ministry's legal head reinforces 'innocent until proven guilty' principle in interpreting law The Italian Ministry of Culture has issued a potentially ground-breaking statement, following a court ruling. It challenges current thinking on cultural heritage and...
How will the EU’s new import licensing for art and antiques affect you? Here’s a brief guide
When the new import licensing regulation for cultural goods (2019/880) comes into force in the EU on June 28, 2025, what goods will be affected from the world of art and antiques? According to the law, relevant items – all of which must have originated from outside...
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Fiasco – a view of what’s to come once the new EU import regulation comes into force
Customs and shipping fiasco proves a cautionary tale for the enforcement of the new EU import regulation.
Why citizens’ rights suffer under the spread of bilateral agreements
Memoranda of Understanding serve a less publicised purpose than protecting cultural property: oiling the wheels of international diplomacy and geopolitical influence. In doing so, the rights of innocent private citizens are subsumed to what is questionably viewed as the wider interest.
It’s time to stop abusing UNESCO’s 1970 cultural property Convention for political ends
It’s time to stop abusing UNESCO’s 1970 cultural property Convention for political ends