The Cultural Property & Archaeology Law Blog
"Explores current legal issues in cultural property, heritage resources and preservation."
Author: Kimberly Alderman is a freelance contract attorney based in Alaska. She also authors Lawyer On! The Contract Attorney's Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: International Law • Real Estate & Property Law • Contract Attorney
Recent Posts from The Cultural Property & Archaeology Law Blog
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International Cultural Property Legislation Now Accessible Online
The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) has launched a website that gives visitors access to cultural property laws around the world. Their Art & Cultural Property Educational Resources is easy to use and comprehensive. …
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Derek Fincham on the Lex Originis Rule
Derek Fincham has posted to SSRN the final version of his paper, How Adopting the Lex Originis Rule Can Impede the Flow of Illicit Cultural Property. Fancy this, I’d never heard of the Lex Originis…
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Preah Vihear Temple Again in the Crossfire
We talked about the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple last year after its nomination as a World Heritage Site reignited nationalistic tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, spurring controversy. The Preah Vihear temple was already damaged by…
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World Digital Library Launches Tomorrow
The World Digital Library is scheduled to launch on April 21, 2009, bringing cultural content from libraries and archives to the world via the internet. The WDL will offer free access to rare books, maps,…
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Norway to Apply for World Heritage Status for Svalbard
A few years ago I found myself in Iceland partying it up with some locals I had met in Marrakech two years prior. Let me tell you those Reykjavik folk can sure do a night…