Means of combating the theft of and illegal traffic in works of art in the nine countries of the EEC / by Jean Chatelain
Series: Études secteur culturelPublication details: Brussels : Commission of European Communities, 1976Description: 139, [34] pSummary: This study, prepared at the request of the Commission of the European Communities, also constitutes a contribution, however partial and modest, to the struggle steadfastly waged by UNESCO since its inception to protect cultural property from the many varying perils which threaten it. Illegal traffic is not the least of these perils, being merely a particular instance of the general type of improper speculation of which it is the subject. This speculation, even if it does not always adversely affect the actual fabric of the objects concerned, nevertheless corrupts and pollutes them morally, by detracting from their true role as the expression and symbols of the different civilizations which have moulded contemporary human society throughout the world and over a time scale of millennia. At the beginning of this study, the author wishes to pay tributes to all those - whether within or in cooperation with UNESCO - who are struggling to restore to cultural property the only value which ought to constitute its true price: spiritual value. (Font: Presentació)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Presentation -- Introduction -- Part I. The disease: Sect. I. Facts: 1. Extent of the problem ; 2. Variety of thefts ; Sect. II. Analysis of problem: 1. Definition of "art object" ; 2. Definition of "theft" ; 3. Definition of "illegal traffic" -- Part II. Remedies: Sect. I. Preventive measures: 1. Security devices ; 2. Identification of missing objects ; 3. Regulation of excavations and archaeological sites ; Sect. II. Spot checks: 1. Border controls ; 2. Control of the art trade ; 3. Control of museums ; Sect. III. Sanctions: 1. Penal sanctions ; 2. Restitution of stolen property -- Part III. The doctors: Sect. I. Legislators: 1. International conventions ; 2. National legislations ; Sect. II. Administrative bodies: 1. International agencies ; 2. National agencies ; Sect. III. Action by the European Communities: 1. International conventions ; 2. National legislations ; 3. Administrative measures -- Annexes
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