I suppose that that is the truth in all the free world... If private property is recognized, how you can forget all the laws and say "I confisc that!" When I...
Good afternoon to all As you put the message, well, I think that we can all forget our collections, and that many will destroy all before to be found guilty. ...
It is unclear to me how museums would be able to provide a provenance for anything that was not stolen. Certainly, the demand from collectors decending on...
Dear Friends, I have several books by Colin Lord Renfrew in my library, he is a world renowned scholar who deserves acclaim for his professional work. His work...
I see an objection to this law How can you prove that anyone buy, sell or whatever is done with an object that is illegally excavated? If anyone comes to you...
Dear Mr Welsh Thank you for your courtesy in sending me a copy of what has been put up on the website to which you refer. The statement that is made towards...
Ed Snible writes: (snip) ... Coins over 100 years old are subject to 1970 UNESCO convention. By that convention, they should be subject to export permits. The...
My reading of this law is that the prosecution would have to prove knowledge that the object in question was "tainted" (i.e. illegally removed or excavated)...
From: Numislanz@... [mailto:Numislanz@...] Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:05 AM Subject: Unidroit/Unesco Everybody who wants to discuss UNESCO 1970...
Understanding the controversy over the 1995 Unidroit Convention requires knowledge of its leading opponents. This post presents to the list some information...
Understanding the controversy over the 1995 Unidroit convention requires knowledge of its leading proponents. This post presents to the list some information...
The Germans really have a lot of nerve moving forward with this nonsense. Munich has long been known as being the hub of illegal obtained antiquities. My...
Article 4, paragraph 1 deals with restitution payment for items repatriated according to the Unidroit convention. A key point here is that the possessor...
What a great idea for a list and what a horrible idea for a law. From my own personal experience with a number of museums I know that the museums of the world...
Apparently the campaign to ratify the 1995 Unidroit convention is making considerable progress in Germany. Dr. Hubert Lanz, President of the German federation...
In 1999 the Italian government asked the US to strengthen its rulings with regard to antiquities. Peter Tompa's article appeared in the Celator and can be...
Unidroit has not yet been ratified by the US, or by a number of other countries including France, Germany and the United Kingdom. That does not mean that the...
I dont get it. Isn't Unidroit dead, as far as the US is concerned? The whole thing went down the tubes in 1998, and Unidroit has no application to the US. Or...
An excellent point, Ed. There are those who contend that archaeologists who do not publish, and institutions that do not make their holdings of excavated...
John writes ... The 1995 UNIDROIT convention doesn't apply to the Elgin marbles, which were exported legally. Exported over 50 years ago. The convention only...
The problem is: those who are making the decisions about whether to ratify this convention, and to approve or ratify related legislation, are not collectors....
Dear Friends, I for one would not support any such treaty or convention. It would bankrupt every museum in the United States and cause irreparable harm to...
Ed, I'm not a lawyer either. As a dealer, my biggest concern is that the Unidroit convention would require proof that an object had NOT been stolen or...
UNIDROIT's web site is http://www.unidroit.org/ The full text of the 1995 UNIDROIT convention is http://www.unidroit.org/english/conventions/c-cult.htm I'm not...
Welcome to this new discussion list! The purpose of Unidroit-L is to provide a forum for discussion of the 1995 Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally...
What is the Unidroit Convention? The Unidroit Convention (1995) is an international agreement for the return of stolen or illegally exported "cultural...
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