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The member States of the Council of Europe and the other signatories to this Convention, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members; Being convinced that the diverse cultural property belonging to peoples constitutes a unique and important testimony of the culture and identity of such peoples, and forms their cultural heritage; Concerned that offences related to cultural property are growing and that such offences, to an increasing extent, are leading to the destruction of the world's cultural heritage; Considering that unlawfully excavated and illicitly exported or imported cultural property is increasingly being sold in many different ways, including through antique shops and auction houses, and over the internet; Considering that organised crime is involved in the trafficking of cultural property; Concerned that terrorist groups are involved in the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage and use the illicit trade of cultural property as a source of financing; Convinced of the need for a new Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property which sets out criminal sanctions in this regard and which

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Author

Council of Europe; Conseil de l'Europe

Publisher

Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 1124-3694)

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences