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Home Introduction (Opens new window) Membership Seminars Publications Art Antiquity & Law Distance Learning and Intensive Courses Situations Vacant Links Contact Us		Commentary on the UNIDROIT Convention by Lyndel V. Prott Published in 1997 145 Pages. ISBN: 0-9531696-0-X The UNIDROIT Convention is now in force in several countries, and other States are actively considering ratification. If you deal with a country where the Convention applies, do you fully understand what UNIDROIT means for you? Which transactions are caught? What are the time limits? This article by article Commentary, written by an expert with decades of experience with the problems of illicit traffic in cultural objects, answers these questions and responds to criticisms which have been made of the Convention. Contents 1. Relationship to the UNESCO Convention 2. General Issues 3. Title 4. Preamble 5.-14. Articles 1 to 10 15. Final Clauses 16. Conclusion Appendices 1. List of Unidroit Documents 2. Preliminary Draft Convention (Loewe) 3. Preliminary Draft Convention (Study Group) 4. Draft Convention 1993 5. Consolidated Table of Participation in Illicit Traffic Instruments 6. Meaning of "Indigenous Peoples" 7. Map of Indigenous Peoples 8. Commonwealth Scheme 9. Hague Convention 1954 and Protocol 10. UNESCO Convention 1970 11. European Directive 1993 12. Case Note: De Préval v. Adrian Alan Ltd 13. Case Note: Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church v. Goldberg Commentary on the UNIDROIT Convention is available at a cost of £27 including postage & packing within the United Kingdom or £21.60 for members of the Institute of Art and Law  UK orders - £27  Orders to Europe - £27 +£4 p&p  Outside Europe - £27 plus £4 p&p  UK members - £21.60  Members Europe - £21.60 +£4 p&p Members non Europe - £21.60 plus £4 p&p Send comments to webmaster@ial.uk.com © The Institute of Art and Law 1995-2008