>i am doing research about the conflict between wealthy, art/artifact
>importing nations such as the US and poorer "source" nations such as
>Turkey or Greece...anyway there is a new international convention open
>for signatures that would require the return of items to the source
>nation if the possessor such as a museum or collector could not
>adequately prove the object isnt stolen or illegally exported...however,
>if the possessor acquired the item in good faith, compensation will be
>paid...what i would like is for anyone with significant information about
>this convention (unidroit) to either tell me or let me know what the
>source is...in addition, since the convention is sponsered by the United
>Nations i would like to get an email address for someone involved in
>UNESCO or the International Council of Museums...finally, the source
>nations are basing the repatriation argument somewhat on human rights
>law, if anyone knows of a good source demonstrating this, i would really
>appreciate being notified about it...sorry for so many requests but the
>subject is so full of conflict i need to find out as many aspects as
>possible...thanks for any help


"B. Bengs":
Please identify yourself.   Who are you and where are you.  Sometimes a
phone call or a letter are better response tools that Email.

Henry B. Crawford

Curator of History
Museum of Texas Tech University
Box 43191
Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
806/742-2442
FAX 742-1136
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