“Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice” provides a comprehensive legal and historical analysis surrounding the highly debated question: Where should cultural objects that were removed without consent be located?

Read Patty Gerstenblith’s introduction here: oxford.ly/3U2FZv0

The most recent issue of the journal Levant (published in December) is a special issue edited by Morag M. Kersel on Ethics, Heritage and Archaeology -- worth checking out if you work on these issues.
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“The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions” (editors A.F. Vrdoljak; A.Jakubowski; A. Chechi - OUP) is published. Wang Yunxia and I contributed a chapter on article 9 of the 1970 Convention: international cooperation and bilateral agreements.
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Now Virtual! Tomorrow's lecture, 'Protecting Material Culture during Armed Conflict' with @blueshield_int Patty Gerstenblith has moved to Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3I9ctgn for the link to join #TheMagnes at 5:30pm Pacific on Thurs 2/22.

UC Berkeley UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science ARF UCB (@[email protected])

March 1st, USCBS conference at Kernochan Center Columbia Law School on cultural property, and the USCBS' Annual Meeting. Protecting Cultural Property: The #1954HagueConvention at 70.
Registration (both in-person and virtual): go.sullivanlaw.com/1march2024-reg…

Two more days to download for free the chapter of my new book on a framework for restitution of cultural objects to their countries and communities of origin.

An exciting opportunity to publish on an important cultural heritage topic

We are devastated to hear of Prof. Francioni's passing. He played such an important role in the history and legacy of our working group. His loss will be sorely felt. Our condolences to his many supervisees, family, and friends as they come to terms with his loss.

Looking forward to this opportunity

The AALS 40% discount on my new book, 'Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice: A Legal and Historical Analysis', is available until January 27: lnkd.in/gjR5zEN9

The chapter, 'Historical Appropriations: Of Time and Reparative Justice,' of my new book, 'Cultural Objects and Reparative Justice,' is free online: academic.oup.com/book/51648/cha…

Malcolm Bell was awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement by the AIA for his untiring defense of the cultural patrimony of Italy in the face of the depredations by clandestine diggers. He'd been preparing a volume on the Agora of Morgantina

The latest issue of Levant_The Journal is dedicated to Ethics, Heritage and Archaeology: Doing the Right Thing.
tandfonline.com/toc/ylev20/cur…

If you accidentally don’t “take only memories and leave only footprints” when visiting a national park, DePaul Law professor Patty Gerstenblith knows what to do. Patty Gerstenblith Derek M. Norman The New York Times: ow.ly/rY1s50QbLjy

Join the Blue Shield International Working Group on Countering Trafficking of Cultural Materials for a free webinar on November 28: 'Pre-emptive Measures to Protect Movable Cultural Heritage' eventbrite.co.uk/e/pre-emptive-… @Eventbrite

It's the #InternationalDayAgainstIllicitTraffickingInCulturalProperty
The BSI Countering Trafficking WG know of cases where heritage professionals discussed materials under investigation, disrupting the investigation. Read this good practice Guidance Note:
theblueshield.org/what-we-do/cou…

Blue Shield International have published Good Practice Guidance in order to help #stoplooting and #stoptrafficking of #culturalheritage on the #InternationalDayAgainstIllicitTraffickingInCulturalProperty

BSI WG on Countering Trafficking of Cultural Materials
EVENT 'Pre-emptive Measures to Protect Movable Cultural Heritage and Enable Later Repatriation Efforts'
28 Nov 14:00-17:00GMT REGISTER 👉shorturl.at/twyNQ #InternationalDayAgainstIllicitTraffickingInCulturalProperty

El Premio Internacional 'Khaled al-Asaad' al mejor descubrimiento arqueológico del último año ha sido para el hallazgo de 24 estatuas de bronce etruscas y romanas en San Casciano dei Bagni.
Os invito a acompañarme en este 🧵 recopilatorio sobre este increíble hallazgo 👇

Huge thanks to Emiline Smith 🍉 for an amazing talk this afternoon at DePaul Law about the harmful consequences of American collectors' taste for Nepal's Cultural Heritage for CAMCHL/CIPLIT's Arts Law Colloquium. Learn more at stolenstatues.com