Description
The looting of cultural property
Book summary
This work offers a multidisciplinary and exhaustive analysis of the looting of cultural property, addressing its legal, police, and criminological dimensions. Through the eyes of experts in taxation, criminal law, criminology, and heritage, the reader will discover the complexities of this phenomenon in both armed conflict contexts and times of peace. A rigorous study that examines everything from the protection of underwater cultural heritage to mechanisms for return, providing a comprehensive and updated vision of one of the quietest crimes against our collective heritage.
What is it about?
The book deploys a selective and profound treatment of the looting of cultural property, structured from complementary perspectives. It begins with an analysis of the role of the prosecutor, police work, and the perspectives of the criminal lawyer and the criminologist, even incorporating a view from Roman law. Subsequently, it addresses the international dimension of looting, distinguishing between its occurrence in times of war and in times of peace, with special attention to underwater cultural heritage. The work culminates with an analysis of the provenance and mechanisms for the return of looted cultural property, moving from the particular to the general to offer a complete understanding of the phenomenon.
Main themes
- Looting of cultural property: multidisciplinary analysis from law, criminology, and police science.
- Protection of cultural heritage in armed conflicts and in times of peace.
- Underwater cultural heritage: legal and conservation challenges.
- Mechanisms for the return and restitution of looted cultural property.
- International perspective of looting: regulatory frameworks and cooperation.
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at professionals and scholars of law, criminology, art history, and cultural management, as well as members of security forces and police units specialized in heritage. It will also be of great interest to researchers, teachers, and postgraduate students addressing the protection of cultural heritage from a legal and criminological perspective.
What this book contributes
- A comprehensive and multidisciplinary vision of the looting of cultural property, combining legal, police, and criminological perspectives.
- Detailed analysis of the problem of looting in both wartime contexts and times of peace.
- Conceptual and normative tools to understand the mechanisms of return and restitution of looted heritage.
- An updated approach to the protection of underwater cultural heritage, an area little addressed in specialized literature.
Technical data
- Author: PEREZ-PRAT DURBAN, LUIS; RUIZ ROMERO, ZAR
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: CULTURAL STUDIES, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Collection: FUND
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: December 2022
- Number of pages: 316
- Weight: 862 g
Editorial review
This is a reference work for those seeking a rigorous and updated analysis of the looting of cultural property. Its multidisciplinary approach, which integrates views from law, criminology, and police practice, makes it a valuable tool for both specialists and advanced students. The inclusion of unconventional perspectives, such as those of Roman law or underwater heritage, significantly enriches the treatment of the subject, offering a more complete understanding of this complex phenomenon of growing international relevance.