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Illicit antiquities and international litigation–the Turkish experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Janet Blake
Janet Blake*
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School of Law, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
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Abstract

In March, we discussed the founding of the Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (IARC) at the McDonald Institute in Cambridge (ANTIQUITY 72: 4–5). Here we publish a contribution towards the debate on the theft of antiquities from Turkey and their acquisition by museums in the USA. Turkey has long had an active policy in fighting cases for restitution of its heritage, and Janet Blake describes their success.

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Turkeyillicit antiquitiesart theftlawauction-housesMetropolitian MuseumGoldbergBoston Museum of Fine ArtsUNIDROITUNESCO
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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 278 , December 1998 , pp. 824 - 830
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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