Autor: Anda MURGOI
Publicat în: Revista Dreptul nr. 4/2017
Disponibil online: aici.
Titlul lucrării în engleză: Protection by criminal law means of the national cultural archaeological heritage
Abstract: The archaeological sites – material forms of our past – are a finite and non-renewable resource of knowledge of our history, in a constant state of vulnerability to external factors that can lead to their irretrievable loss. Among these factors, the most destructive one that can be distinguished is the phenomenon of archaeological poaching as a source of supply to the national and international art markets. The illegal trafficking of cultural goods, often also involving activities of laundering of money or even of terrorism, is a widespread phenomenon worldwide. In order to fight it, the real protection offered to archaeological sites and museums, as well as ensuring the effectiveness of the instruments of international cooperation are the most effective means for defending the national cultural heritage.
Keywords: national cultural heritage; archaeological heritage; organized crime; money laundering; illegal trafficking of cultural goods; archaeological poaching; international judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
