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Welcome to CulturalHeritageLaw.org
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CulturalHeritageLaw.org is the web-based home of The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation. LCCHP is a
nonprofit organization of lawyers, law students and interested members of the public who have joined
together to promote the preservation and protection of cultural
heritage resources in the United States and internationally through
education and advocacy.
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On September 25, 2008, the U.S. Senate voted to give its advice and consent to U.S. ratification of the1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Read the statement that was submitted by the Lawyers Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, the U.S. Committee for the Blue Shield, the Archaeological Institute of America and twelve other cultural preservation organizations to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of ratification.
Download 1954 Hague Testimony Document
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DePaul University College of Law,
Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law, and the
Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology
with Co-Sponsorship from the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
present
Acquiring & Maintaining Collections of Cultural Objects:
Challenges Confronting American Museums in the 21st Century
Thursday, October 16, 2008
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
DePaul Center, Room 8005, 1 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
--> More Info & Registration <--
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation announces the Winners of its 2008 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Law.
First place is awarded to Ethan Plaut, of the University of Colorado, for his submission, entitled "Tribal-Agency Confidentiality: A Catch-22 for Sacred Site Management?," and the second place winner is Bryan Stockton of Georgetown Law School, for his paper entitled “Preserving Sacred Places: Religious Free Exercise and Historic Preservation in the Context of Third Church of Christ Scientist, Washington, DC.” Two other finalist papers were also chosen for publication.
This annual Competition is sponsored by Andrews Kurth LLP.
Read More about the winners, prizes, & where they will be published...
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An indispensable annual publication for anyone involved in heritage management. All royalties are donated to the Lawyer's Committee on Cultural Heritage Preservation.
More info and table of contents:
http://lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=146
Special offer: Buy the 2008 edition and get 2007 and 2006 for free while supplies last! Enter code L028 at checkout to receive the discount.
For more information, contact Caryn Berg at archaeology@LCoastPress.com
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Applying NAGPRA in Hawaii
Acquiring and Maintaining Collections of Cultural Objects