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Cultural Property Law on March 10, 2010: Bullfighting, Shaolin Monks,...
I’m going to try a new format, only a little bit inspired from Derek Fincham’s occasional “Footnotes” format. It is also inspired by my seeing all these great news bites when I go through my reader in...
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High Seas Shipwreck Pits Treasure Hunters Against a Sovereign Nation
The Cultural Heritage and Arts Review (a publication of the American Society of International Law) has been kind enough to publish an article I wrote titled, “High Seas Shipwreck Pits Treasure Hunters...
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Spain Scrambles to Claim Abandoned Underwater Sites
From a Guardian.uk article, Spanish Armada Sets Sail to Claim Deep-Sea Treasure: Spain has sent an armada into waters around its coasts to seek out hundreds of shipwrecks in an attempt to head off a US...
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Oral Arguments Scheduled in Black Swan Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia We’ve been following the Black Swan case fairly closely here on the Cultural Property & Archaeology Law Blog, and in the last...
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State Department Leak in the Black Swan Case
Here’s an interesting twist to the Black Swan litigation we’ve been following here on CPAL: WikiLeaks cables show that U.S. diplomats sought to broker a deal whereby U.S. embassy officials stationed in...
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European Commission Renews Efforts to Protect Cultural Artifacts
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, is renewing its efforts to keep track and prevent the loss of cultural artifacts. It announced on November 29 that there will be a...
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UNESCO Recognizes Intangible World Heritage, Including Mariachi Music
At a meeting in Bali, Indonesia, UNESCO added 19 new demonstrations to the list of intangible world heritage, including mariachi music, French horseback riding, and Chinese shadow puppetry. UNESCO also...
View ArticleSpain Seeks $4 Million in Fees from Odyssey Marine in Black Swan Case
Spain has filed a motion to recover fees and costs of approximately $4 million in the “Black Swan” case. According to the Local Admiralty Rule 7.03-(g), Spain should have petitioned for fees at the...
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Roman Bust Stolen from Church in Spain Resurfaces
The Art Newspaper reports – A fourth century bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, stolen from a small church in the north west of Spain, has been recovered by the Guardia Civil, Spain’s national...
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Costa Rican Archaeologist with Dodgy History Acquitted of Smuggling
Costa Rican citizen and Munich resident Leonard Patterson has been acquitted of charges of attempting to smuggle 1,400 pieces of pre-Columbian art from Spain to Germany. The Latin-American Herald...
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