The Illicit Trade in Art and Antiquities: International Recovery and Criminal and Civil Liability

by Ian Smith, Janet Ulph, Ulph

This new text provides practical guidance on the modern law relating to cultural objects which have been stolen, looted or illegally exported. It explains how English criminal law principles, including money laundering measures, apply to those who deal in cultural objects in a domestic or international setting. It discusses the recovery of works of art and antiquities in the English courts where there are competing claims between private individuals,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841139645
• ISBN13: 9781841139647
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"