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Joint statement of 12 Art Market trade associations internationally
Help prevent trafficking in Afghanistan’s cultural heritage The Afghan crisis has given rise to serious concerns about the fate of the country’s heritage under the Taliban. Some media reports claim the Taliban have pledged to protect cultural heritage sites and...
UK government sets out reasons for revoking damaging E.U. import licensing law
June 30 House of Lords debate on the Revocation of the EU import licensing regulations within the UK has summarised neatly the problems with this law.
How the US needs to develop cultural heritage policy from now on
Cultural property lawyer Peter Tompa challenges the US government to tackle inbuilt bias in its policymaking for cultural heritage.
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The clock is ticking for the European art market
It is astonishing that so many of the high level art market seminars and conferences being held across the world – and notably in the UK and Europe – fail to address what is likely to be the biggest issue for those concerned next year. For all the talk of AI,...
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.