New Book on the Illicit Trade in Art and Antiquities

I’ve been forwarded information on what looks to be an excellent new work by Janet Ulph and Ian Smith, The Illicit Trade in Art and Antiquities: International Recovery and Criminal and Civil Liability, published by Hart. The publisher has kindly offered readers of this blog a discount. Here are the details:

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. Janet Ulph is Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Leicester and the main author ofCommercial Fraud: Civil Liability, Human Rights, and Money Laundering (Oxford University Press, 2006).
Ian Smith is a barrister based in London at 11 Stone Buildings, and co-author of Smith, Owen and Bodnar, Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery (2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2007).
 Link to table of contentshttp://www.hartpub.co.uk/pdf/9781841139647.pdf
Oct 2012   352pp   Hbk   9781841139647RSP: £75 / €97 / US$150 / CDN$150DISCOUNT PRICE FOR BLOG READERS: £60 / €78 / US $120 /  CDN $120
http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841139647
Order OnlineIf you would like to place an order you can do so through the Hart Publishing website (link above). To receive the discount please mention ref:‘ULPH_SMITHBLOG’ in the special instructions field. Please note that the discount will not be shown on your order but will be applied when your order is processed.