Cultural Property Crime and the Law: Legal Approaches to Protection, Repatriation, and Countering Illicit Trade
About this ebook
The volume brings together a wide range of authors who research and work in combatting cultural property crime. It explores the normative tensions and intersections between civil and criminal law and where they complement each other in the field. It focuses on innovative legal solutions to the unique challenges presented when facing a transnational form of crime that must consider varying structures of law and order, as well as a deep understanding of the heritage in question, both in past and the present cultures. The collection examines what both areas of law contribute to preventing cultural property crime from occurring, holding offenders responsible before the law, and returning objects to their rightful owners and/or places of origin. Combining the perspectives of academics and practitioners, the volume highlights voices from around the globe, using this range of experience to explore new ideas and applications of legal theory and practice to cases involving cultural property crimes.
The book will be of interest to academics and practitioners in cultural property crime in the fields of criminology, law, archaeology, museum studies, political science, economics, and law enforcement.
About the author
Dr. Michelle D. Fabiani is an assistant professor of criminal justice in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science at the University of New Haven in the United States.
Dr. Kate Melody Burmon is a research scholar affiliated with the Ronan Institute, located in the United States.
Dr. Saskia Hufnagel is a Professor at the University of Sydney Law School. She is a qualified German legal professional and accredited specialist in criminal law.
