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A proposed strategy for the multi-lateral recognition of national cultural property: export controls

By: Series: Art Antiquity and Law ; 8(1) March 2003, 57-62(6)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the evolution towards the multi-lateral recognition of national cultural property and export controls. Considers the pros and cons of export controls highlighting the problem of enforcing such controls. International agreements such as the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Property 1970 and UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects 1995 help to resolve legal and practical problems of controlling exports.

Discusses the evolution towards the multi-lateral recognition of national cultural property and export controls. Considers the pros and cons of export controls highlighting the problem of enforcing such controls. International agreements such as the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Property 1970 and UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects 1995 help to resolve legal and practical problems of controlling exports.