PROTECTION OF STOLEN AND ILLICITLY EXPORTED CULTURAL PROPERTY TO U.S. INCORPORATION OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE 1970 UNESCO CONVENTION TO THE UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM
Abstract: In 1983 was enacted in U.S. the Cultural Property Implementation Act, the law that incorporates 1970 UNESCO Convention to the United States Legal System. This article focuses on the way that article 7 of the Convention was incorporated, starting with the definition of Cultural Property and finalizing with the mandatory requirements established by this Law to get its protection, that are detailed
here, using examples of real cases. CCPIA’s Cultural Property provisions are compared with those included in the Convention, trying to identify the similarity and differences between both instruments.
Key words: Illicit Trade of Cultural Property, International Protection of Stolen Cultural Property, CCPIA, 1970 UNESCO Convention.
