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Title The recovery of stolen art : a collection of essays / edited by Norman Palmer
Published London : Kluwer Law International, [1998]
©1998

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Description xviii, 262 pages ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Statutory, forensic and ethical initiatives in the recovery of stolen art and antiquities / Norman Palmer -- 2. Conversion, trespass and title to art works / Norman Palmer -- 3. Tracing and recovering stolen art or the proceeds of sale / Janet Ulph -- 4. Exploiting the weaker party: unconscionable, unequal and disadvantageous transactions in art / Anthony Mason -- 5. Selling, giving and acquiring works of art in breach of trust / David J. Hayton -- 6. Improving stolen art / Norman Palmer and Anthony Hudson -- 7. Time limits in actions to recover stolen art / Ruth Redmond-Cooper -- 8. Insurance of works of art: principles, practice and problems / John Adams -- 9. Rewards for the return of lost or stolen property: the civil and criminal law / John Smith -- 10. Recovering stolen art: practical recovery issues and the role of the law enforcement agencies / Charles Hill -- 11. The work of the International Art and Antiques Loss Register / Julian Radcliffe
12. Dealers, ethics and theft / Patrick O'Keefe -- 13. UNESCO and UNIDROIT: a partnership against trafficking in cultural objects / Lyndel Prott -- 14. The protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict: the Cyprus experience / Nicholas Augustinos
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Archaeological thefts.
Art thefts -- Law and legislation.
Art thefts -- Great Britain.
Art thefts.
Cultural property -- Protection (International law)
Cultural property -- Protection -- Law and legislation.
Law and art.
Replevin -- Great Britain.
Replevin.
Trover and conversion -- Great Britain.
Trover and conversion.
Unjust enrichment -- Great Britain.
Unjust enrichment.
Author Palmer, Norman, 1948-
LC no. 99159693
ISBN 9041196587