PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - HANDBOOK OF NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS

• NCJ Number: 42014
• Author(s): B Burnham
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 203 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Smithsonian Institution; Brooklyn Museum
• Corporate Author: International Council of Museums
• Sale Source: International Council of Museums
• Language: English
• Country: France

Annotation

INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR MUSEUMS AND COLLECTORS, THIS TEXT PROVIDES A NATION-BY-NATION SUMMARY OF THE LAWS CONTROLLING THE SALE, EXCAVATION, AND EXPORT OF CULTURAL PROPERTY.

Abstract

THE LEGISLATION PRESENTED IN THIS TEXT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS DIRECT RELATION TO THE PROBLEMS OF THEFT, DESTRUCTION, AND ILLICIT EXPORTATION OF CULTURAL GOODS. INFORMATION PROVIDED INCLUDES THE TITLE OF THE LAW, THE DEFINITION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY UNDER THAT LAW, THE RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP LISTED IN THE LAW, CONTROLS PLACED ON FIELD RESEARCH, EXPORT RULES AND CONDITIONS, LAWS CONCERNING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, AND THE GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CULTURAL PROPERTY. INCLUDED IN THE APPENDICES ARE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE RESTRICTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND THE ADDRESSES OF NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENGIES....DMC