Thème de la ressource: Faux et contrefaçons Type de ressource: Bibliographie - Articles Auteur: FERRI Paolo GiorgioEditeur: ECPR Standing Group of Organised Crime.Date: 2015Pages / Longueur: 18 p.Langue de publication: AnglaisAbstract:There are three aspects to consider when analysing cultural property crime: (i) illegal exportation of a cultural good is a crime recognised in most legal systems; (ii) the division of countries into importers and exporters of cultural goods is no longer satisfactory; and (iii) countries cannot fight alone the trafficking of cultural items and should be working towards collaborative projects. This contribution investigates these three core aspects with a special focus on the involvement of organised crime groups in the illegal acquisitions and exportation of cultural goods and related money laundering activities. Keywords: Hard/soft norms – organised crime – money laundering – policing – certificate of export/import IntroductionThe offence of illegal exportation of a cultural good is a crime common to almost all the legal systems, since almost all States wish to protect their cultural heritage, even if sometimes they fail to protect that of other States. Various jurisdictions have created regional areas of protection (such as the Commonwealth and the EU). While this can be traced back to historic and political reasons, the increasing presence of transnational criminals exploiting the socalled “safe haven” countries makes this system quite inefficient. As a consequence, it becomes very difficult to counter trafficking in artefacts and cultural goods and control this criminality. The division of countries into “importers” and “exporters”of cultural goods is no longer satisfactory from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. Cultural goods are now considered universal values that belong to all of humankind. Their decontextualisation damages everyone and not just the country of origin. [...] See here for more information on the European Review of Organised Crime (EROC). International Lien vers le site web