INSTITUTE OF ART AND LAW
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The Institute of Art and Law is a small independent research and educational organisation, founded in 1995, which analyses the interface between the world of art and antiquities and that of law. Our main objective is to increase public knowledge concerning the contribution of law to the development of cultural tradition. We organise seminars and distance learning courses and publish a quarterly periodical, Art Antiquity and Law, together with a number of specialist books.
Please click on the links on the left to find out more about the Institute of Art and Law's different activities, including recently published books, forthcoming seminars and intensive courses.
Weather Alert: July 2nd and 3rd
Severe weather conditions in Wales may result in the loss of our telephone line - if you are experiencing difficulty contacting us on our landline, please call 0779 660 5149 or email us instead.
Good faith, Due Diligence and Ethical Imperatives
July 3rd in London with the generous support of Hunters Solicitors
State Immunity, Anti-Seizure and
Customary International Law
London 17th-18th July 2008
A two-day conference convened jointly by the Institute of Art and Law and the Foundation for International Cultural Diplomacy
with the generous support of
Blackwall Green and Withers LLP
Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics - this course will be held again commencing soon - for further details contact info@ial.uk.com 
Holocaust Reparation: Law, Policy and Principle:
a six-part course commencing in September - full details available soon from info@ial.uk.com
New Books:
Returned from Russia
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage:
Challenges and Approaches
Every day brings reports from across the world of the importance of cultural property to civilised societies and of the vital role of law in protecting national heritage. In England alone, recent months have seen the mediation of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's claim against the Natural History Museum for the return of human remains, the High Court's dismissal of the claim by Iran against the Barakat Galleries for the return of antiquities, and the guilty plea in the Bolton fake antiquity case. No party involved in the field - whether museum, dealer, government, secured lender, insurer or private collector - can afford to disregard these developments, or neglect the chance to identify and intercept legal questions before they became legal nightmares. The Institute of Art and Law exists to promote understanding and informed decision-making in this field and to demonstrate that here is a truly interesting and dynamic field of study with exceptional practical value.
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