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James A.R. Nafziger, Robert Kirkwood Paterson, Alison Dundes Renteln, Cultural Law—International, Comparative, and Indigenous

James A.R. Nafziger, Robert Kirkwood Paterson, Alison Dundes Renteln, Cultural Law—International,... Boo k Reviews JAME S A.R. NAFZIGER, ROBERT KIRKWOOD PATERSON, ALISON DUNDES RENTELN, CULTURAL LAW—INTERNATIONAL, COMPARATIVE, AND INDIG­ ENOUS (Cambridge University Press, 2010)t Reviewed by Volkmar Gessner* In order to describe its contents, Cultural Property Law, Cultural Heritage Law, Cultural Human Rights, or simply Culture Law could have been alternative titles for this textbook—a fascinating subject in a law school curriculum. First, the social, economic, and political issues involved in this highly disputed field of knowledge are familiar to our students. They are likely to have heard of th e destruction of a Buddhist monument by th e Taliban; of th e extensive looting of muse­ ums during the U.S. military intervention in Iraq; of the historical and ongoing illegal trade in antiquities; of th e $500 million treasure discovered by a U.S. company in a Spanish warship sunk in 1804; of the salvage efforts in the wreck of th e Titanic; of claims of indigenous peoples for protection of autochthonous creations in music and art; of disputes about using minority languages in the Basque Country, South Tyrol, Hungary, or Canada; of systematic looting of ar t works by th e Nazis; and of bio-piracy in th e third http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

James A.R. Nafziger, Robert Kirkwood Paterson, Alison Dundes Renteln, Cultural Law—International, Comparative, and Indigenous

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 60 (4) – Oct 1, 2012

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Oxford University Press
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© 2012 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
DOI
10.5131/AJCL.2012.0009
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Boo k Reviews JAME S A.R. NAFZIGER, ROBERT KIRKWOOD PATERSON, ALISON DUNDES RENTELN, CULTURAL LAW—INTERNATIONAL, COMPARATIVE, AND INDIG­ ENOUS (Cambridge University Press, 2010)t Reviewed by Volkmar Gessner* In order to describe its contents, Cultural Property Law, Cultural Heritage Law, Cultural Human Rights, or simply Culture Law could have been alternative titles for this textbook—a fascinating subject in a law school curriculum. First, the social, economic, and political issues involved in this highly disputed field of knowledge are familiar to our students. They are likely to have heard of th e destruction of a Buddhist monument by th e Taliban; of th e extensive looting of muse­ ums during the U.S. military intervention in Iraq; of the historical and ongoing illegal trade in antiquities; of th e $500 million treasure discovered by a U.S. company in a Spanish warship sunk in 1804; of the salvage efforts in the wreck of th e Titanic; of claims of indigenous peoples for protection of autochthonous creations in music and art; of disputes about using minority languages in the Basque Country, South Tyrol, Hungary, or Canada; of systematic looting of ar t works by th e Nazis; and of bio-piracy in th e third

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Published: Oct 1, 2012

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