Smuggling of Cultural Property as a Threat to the Intellectual Safety of the Society: Criminal Law and Its Challenges

Customs Scientific Journal 2017
Toms Čevers, Aldis Čevers

The purpose of the article is to underpin the negative effect of smuggling of cultural objects on the intellectual safety of the society with regards to the illegal circulation and denied accessibility of cultural objects to the cultural heritage. The article analyses a legally correct circulation of cultural objects with accordance to legal framework of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union as well as role of Customs within it.

Keywords
intellectual safety, cultural objects, Customs, smuggling, criminal liability
Hyperlink
https://ccjournals.eu/ojs/index.php/customs/article/view/751

Čevers, T., Čevers, A. Smuggling of Cultural Property as a Threat to the Intellectual Safety of the Society: Criminal Law and Its Challenges. Customs Scientific Journal, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.6-16. ISSN 2308-6971. e-ISSN 2518-1599.

Publication language
English (en)