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Art Law
Illicit trade in cultural objects
While much of the trade in art and other objects of cultural property is legitimate in nature, the illicit trade in such works is a significant problem, international in scope, which is addressed by both domestic legislation and international conventions. The illicit trade takes a number of forms:
• the trade in stolen and looted works of art and antiquity;
• the export of works of art and antiquity by the rightful owner but in contravention of export laws;
• the illegal excavation of archaeological and historical sites.
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