This Just In: Cultural Property Law

Cultural property is defined in Black’s Law Dictionary as “Movable and immovable property that has cultural significance, whether in the nature of antiquities and monuments of a classical age or important modern items of fine arts, decorative arts, and architecture.”

The second edition of the ABA’s Cultural Property Law  is a handy practitioner’s guide to the management, protection, and preservation of cultural heritage resources.

This handbook covers cultural property management on the international, federal, state, local, tribal, levels.  There are also sections dealing with underwater cultural property.  Finally, the authors look at  cultural property for sale in the marketplace. Special emphasis is given to laws affecting museums and private parties in the exchange of cultural property.

Cultural Property Law and other new selections in our collection can be found in the New Arrivals section right by the circulation desk on the first floor of the law library.