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AUILR Symposium Panel: Children in Armed Conflict and International Law
By Kimberly Reynolds October 21, 2016 During the 2016 International Law Review Symposium, five esteemed practitioners discussed the complexities that inundate the use of children in armed conflict. The targeted use of children in armed conflict has become a commonplace and redundant narrative for non-state armed groups. The targeting and use have expanded beyond the “traditional”…
Read MoreSymposium Closing Keynote: Thomas Kline on International Law and the Recovery of Looted Artwork
By: Yvonne Woldeab* A Tale of Two Churches. Thomas Kline shared two parallel stories of precious lost and found (or more accurately, looted and recovered) artworks that have shaped the international art law landscape today. Both stories are set in Cyprus—one in the village of Lysi, and the other in the northern town of Lythrankomi.…
Read MoreSymposium Panel Three – Restoring What Was Lost: Issues with Restitution and Repatriation
By: Jessica Gicherman* Speakers: Frank K. Lord, IV, Esq., Partner, Herrick, Feinstein, LLP Gary Vikan, Former Director, Walter Art Museum Jane C. Milosch, Director, Provenance Research Initiative, Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture, Smithsonian Institution Colette Loll, Founder and Director of Art Fraud Insights, LLC Moderator: David W. Bowker, Partner, WilmerHale LLP, and Adjunct Professor,…
Read MoreSymposium Opening Keynote: Professor Patty Gerstenblith on Looting and Armed Conflict
By: R. Carter Parét* Distinguished Professor Patty Gerstenblith, of DePaul University, delivered a comprehensive and exciting opening keynote address to a packed house of mostly practitioners, students, and American Society of International Law (“ASIL”) members at ASIL’s Tiller House. Prof. Gerstenblith discussed the relationship between looting and armed conflict, specifically the legal safeguards in place…
Read MoreSymposium Panel One – Resale Royalty Rights: A Comparative Discussion on Increased Moral Rights for Artists in America
By: Alejandra Aramayo & Reema Taneja* Speakers: Kevin Amer, Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, United States Copyright Office Irina Tarsis, Esq., Founder and Director, Center for Art Law; Chair, Cultural Heritage and the Arts Interest Group, American Society of International Law Lisa L. Jones, Director, Silver and Decorative Arts, Costumes, Textiles and Fashion, Sloans & Kenyon…
Read MoreSymposium Editor’s Note
By: Merve Stolzman On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, the American University International Law Review (“AUILR”), together with the American University Intellectual Property Brief, the American Society of International Law (“ASIL”) Cultural Heritage and the Arts Interest Group, and Center for Art Law, hosted a symposium titled “Protecting Art and Cultural Property Through International Law” at ASIL’s…
Read MoreProtecting Art and Cultural Property Through International Law
February 18, 2015 1:00-7:00pm Location: ASIL, Tillar House 2223 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20008 Presented in partnership with Art and cultural property have held a special significance for humankind for centuries. Collectors derive pleasure from the art or cultural property’s aesthetic and emotive value. Creators see the art or cultural property as an expression of their…
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