* Cultural Protection Treaties and Other International Agreements
The Edwin Ginn Library of The Fletcher School is one of the largest specialized libraries in the field of international affairs. The library’s collection of primary and secondary reference and research materials has been developed with attention to the content of The Fletcher School curriculum and the research interests of students and faculty. Ginn Library’s collection covers the fields of international law and organizations; human rights; economic and political development; international energy resources and environmental matters; international security and peacekeeping; conflict negotiation; international business and finance; and the uses of the sea and outer space.
* Examination of Chinese Cultural Property Law and Policy in Action: Confuciusornis Sanctus
This article highlights the issues surrounding the international movement of cultural property by examining them in the context of fossil smuggling from China. The story of the Confuciusornis sanctus and a Chinese case concerning stolen fossilized dinosaur eggs serve as case studies for examination of the issues raised by the movement of cultural property between source states and market states. These cases also make vivid the deficiencies in the Chinese legal regime which is designed to protect and retain fossils in China.
* Illicit Art Trade International Conventions
Illicit trade in antiquities will be suppressed only by international co-operation. There are at present several international conventions which together provide a framework to support such co-operation. Two of the most important are the 1970 UNESCO convention and the 1995 Unidroit convention.
* International Cultural Property Ownership & Export Legislation
This section contains legislation governing the export and ownership of cultural property from dozens of countries. The legislation is presented in both summary form and as complete text; the latter in the original language and in translation.
* Recommendation Concerning the International Exchange of Cultural Property
Recommendation Concerning the International Exchange of Cultural Property, Adopted by the General Conference at its Nineteenth Session, Paris, 30 November 1976.
* UNESCO’s Legal Instruments on Culture Heritage
Legal instruments enable States to more effectively protect all forms of culture. UNESCO elaborates legal instruments in the form of declarations, recommendations or conventions, which are adopted by UNESCO’s Member States.
* UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, June 24, 1995.