The UK's export controls of objects of cultural interest are aimed to strike a balance between the need to protect the heritage, the rights of owners and the encouragement of a thriving art market. This is the eighth annual report on the operation of export controls on objects of cultural interest which covers the period 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012. As well as the Reviewing Committee report, it includes descriptions of individual export cases that were referred to the Committee by expert advisors.

The UK's export controls of objects of cultural interest are aimed to strike a balance between the need to protect the heritage, the rights of owners and the encouragement of a thriving art market. This is the sixth annual report on the operation of export controls on objects of cultural interest which covers the period 1 May 2009 to 30 April 2010. As well as the Reviewing Committee report, it includes descriptions of 22 individual export cases that were referred to the Committee by expert advisors.

This new text provides practical guidance on the modern law relating to cultural objects which have been stolen, looted or illegally exported. It explains how English criminal law principles, including money laundering measures, apply to those who deal in cultural objects in a domestic or international setting. It discusses the recovery of works of art and antiquities in the English courts where there are competing claims between private individuals, or between individuals and the UK Government or a foreign State. Significantly, this text also provides an exposition of the law where a British law enforcement agency, or a foreign law enforcement agency, is involved in the course of criminal or civil proceedings in an English court. The growth of relevant international instruments, which include not only those devoted to the protection of mankind's cultural heritage but also those concerned with money laundering and serious organised crime, provide a backdrop to this discussion. The UK's ratification of the UNESCO Convention on Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 1970 in 2002 is considered. The problems posed in attempting to curb trafficking in art and antiquities are explored and the effectiveness of the current law is analysed.

Incorporating HCP 1624-i and ii, session 2005-06 previously unpublished

Provides a comprehensive examination of the field of International Cultural Heritage Law, Explores links with other areas of public and private international law, as well as analysing how cultural heritage law is contributing to the development of international law as a whole, Examines the implementation of cultural heritage law in a wide range of regional contexts including Africa, Americas, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East Book jacket.

The UK's export controls of objects of cultural interest are aimed to strike a balance between the need to protect the heritage, the rights of owners and the encouragement of a thriving art market. This is the fourt annual report on the operation of export controls on objects of cultural interest which covers the period 1 May 2007 to 30 April 2008. As well as the Reviewing Committee report, it includes descriptions of 18 individual export cases.

Non-technical analysis of how cultural industries contribute to economic growth and the policies required to ensure cultural industries will flourish.