This second edition of The Illicit Trade in Art and Antiquities provides fully updated guidance on the modern law relating to cultural objects which have been stolen, looted or illegally exported. The book explains how English criminal law principles apply to those who deal in cultural objects. It discusses the recovery of works of art and antiquities in the English courts where there are competing claims between private individuals or between individuals and the UK Government or a foreign state. As with the first edition, it provides an exposition of the law where a British law enforcement...