Legal and Judicial - Antiquities Coalition

Strengthening the law and its enforcement is critical to combatting antiquities looting and trafficking. Learn more about the legal and judicial tools utilized in the fight against cultural racketeering, and how they are applied in practice from customs seizures, to police investigations, to criminal prosecutions.

From our Blog

October 23, 2020

The Art of Financial Crime

September 18, 2020

Antiquities Coalition Partners with Blue Shield International and Genocide Watch in Submitting Amicus Curiae Brief to ICC

June 11, 2020

The AC Digs Into: Anti-Theft ‘Fingerprints’ for At-Risk Antiquities

Press

September 05, 2019

Antiquities Coalition Releases “Cultural Piracy: Mapping Antiquities Seizures Around the Globe”

Nearly $65 Million in Illicit Artifacts Seized Since 2014 From the Middle East and North Africa WASHINGTON, DC (September 5, 2019) — The Antiquities Coalition is proud to launch its […]

April 16, 2019

Multi-Stakeholder Initiative Launched to Combat Financial Crimes via Art and Antiquities

Allies from the Financial, Legal, Law Enforcement, and Art Market Communities Lay Roadmap for Action Hollywood, FL (April 16, 2019)—Today the Antiquities Coalition launched its new Financial Crimes Task Force, […]

December 19, 2018

Think Tank Confronts Hong Kong’s Role as a Haven for Art Criminals

New Antiquities Coalition Policy Brief Explores How Hong Kong Can Protect Consumers and Markets from Cultural Racketeering The Antiquities Coalition today released a policy brief analyzing how Hong Kong’s laws […]

Presentations & Publications

April 12, 2019

Combating Cultural Crimes: Where Are We Now?

March 11, 2019

Cultural Crimes as Atrocity Crimes: Ending Impunity for Cultural Plunder and Destruction

February 08, 2019

ARTH Culture Fest: India’s First Multiregional Culture Festival to Raise Awareness of Cultural Racketeering

AC in the News

September 04, 2019

The Art of Money Laundering

March 13, 2018

Hong Kong must shut door on illicit trade in antiquities before it can emerge as global art hub

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