Below is a snippet from a news article in Al-Ahram, vol. 766 from 2005 (full article at http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/766/he1.htm), which in part discusses...
Any new legislation involving Egypt and Hawass is bound to be paranoid and over the top. I seriously question to what extent such legislation would be...
Another group of unsuspecting victims who acquired smuggled items in good faith; unsuspecting victims should be compensated and not victimized by people like...
I cannot see how such legislation could be passed in the UK where thousands of ancient objects have found their way in private collections over the centuries,...
I cannot see how such legislation could be passed in the UK where thousands of ancient objects have found their way in private collections over the centuries,...
All the looted artifacts on which a photographic record exists will sooner or later become repatriated either voluntarily, or through the efficient stolen art...
Medical Doctor Charged as Tomb-Robber http://tinyurl.com/6fa5w7 [Italian] [Translation] A well-known Pisan physician is in trouble in Sardinia - Dr. Stephen ...
Cleveland art museum to return 14 stolen items to Italy Authorities prove the 14 artifacts were looted or stolen http://tinyurl.com/5msn94 The Cleveland Museum...
I don't know if it helps to have the smuggling news stories comingled with those dealing with cultural property. Smuggling is illegal, requires proof of...
... I think it creates the impression that the cultural property adherents are trying to do something noble like stopping criminal activity. That is exactly...
... conflict. ... results ... If that is the intent then why couldn't they get their desired results with Unidroit? If all nations signed it, coins over 100...
... with Unidroit? If all nations signed it, coins over 100 years old would be cultural property. As such each state would need to issue export certificates...
... sense, non-ideological approach toward Socialism. They see it is a system that has good points and bad points, and they want to adopt the good points ...
Dave, Given all this don't you think the goal of Unidroit then is not to address smuggling but rather to change the definition of property ownership to match a...
I don't agree. There are good points to just about every "ideology". Even parts of communist ideology read beautifully, but when left to mortal men it goes...
This thread is getting into an off-topic subject that is verboten on this list: politics. Please do not make any posts that present your political opinions. I...
Exactly! This is not about stopping smuggling, but control of information and knowledge. By restricting these items from the public domain, you in effect...
Greetings all, I'm with Don on this one, there are *no good points* to Socialism. The so-called good points - some are really not and some that are are not...
I don't know if the causes are that impersonal. It's not illogical for experts to think they are best qualified to perform certain tasks. In fact, there's...
Will Senator Clinton's appointment as head of the department that oversees cultural property issues in the United States make much of a difference? Has she...
Greece: Vatican returns piece of ancient sculpture to Athens http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.0.2671048729 The Vatican returned a...
What reason does Greece give for having a to hundred year old legal transaction overturned? I know it can't be related to Unidroit or Unesco since those deal...
I see this as a reasonable move. The Vatican museum is LOANING this piece to Greece for a year. I am sure if the situation were not so political and the...
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