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National Ownership Laws as Cultural Property Protection Policy: The Emerging Trend in United States v. Schultz

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2005

Kelly Elizabeth Yasaitis
Kelly Elizabeth Yasaitis
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Office of General Counsel, Department of the Navy. Email: K_yasaitis@hotmail.com
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The conviction of Frederick Schultz is the most recent turn in a storm of controversy that began 25 years ago and does not appear to be dying down. Schultz is currently serving a prison term and owes a fine of $50,000 to the United States government. He was convicted under the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA) for conspiring to purchase Egyptian antiquities that, according to Egyptian law, were owned by the Egyptian government. The Schultz case is the latest in an emerging trend whereby the NSPA, enacted to permit criminal federal prosecution for stolen cars taken across state borders, has been applied to help foreign governments with national ownership laws to keep antiquities within their borders.

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International Journal of Cultural Property , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 95 - 113
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© 2005 International Cultural Property Society

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