Contemporary Perspectives on the Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Art Crime

Duncan Chappell, an Australian lawyer and criminologist, is currently a Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney, and a Conjoint Professor in the School of Psychiatry at the University of NSW. He is also the past Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security. A past President of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal; a former Deputy President of the Federal Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and a former Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology he has also held senior academic posts in Australia, Canada and the US. Chappell has researched and published widely on a range of crime and criminal justice topics, including art crime and trafficking in cultural property. Among his most recent publications on this subject is a book, Crime in the Art and Antiquities World: Illegal Trafficking in Cultural Property (2011) published by Springer, New York, and co-edited with Stefano Manacorda of the University of Paris. Saskia Hufnagel is a qualified German legal professional and accredited specialist in criminal law. She currently works as Lecturer in Criminal Law at Queen Mary University of London. She previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, Australia, and was a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Leeds. Her main research areas encompass law enforcement cooperation in Asia, North America, the EU and Australasia, comparative constitutional and human rights law with a focus on terrorism legislation and emergency management and the policing of art crime. Her monograph Policing Cooperation Across Borders: Comparative Perspectives on Law Enforcement within the EU and Australia (Ashgate) was published in 2013. Saskia was awarded an LL.M. (2004) and a PhD in Law (2011) by the Australian National University.

• Preface and Acknowledgements, Duncan Chappell, Saskia Hufnagel; Chapter 1 Law Enforcement’s Still Evolving Role in Art Crime: Some Introductory Remarks, Duncan Chappell, Saskia Hufnagel; Part I Case Studies; Chapter 2 The Antiquities Trade: Four Case Studies, Neil Brodie; Chapter 3 The Peculiar Problem of Art Theft, Duncan Chappell, Kenneth Polk; Chapter 4 Case Studies on Art Fraud: European and Antipodean Perspectives, Duncan Chappell, Saskia Hufnagel; Chapter 5 A Tale of Two Cities, A Tale of Two Art Thefts, Vicki Oliveri; Chapter 6 An Australian Art Dealer’s Perspective on Art Crime, Stephen Nall; Part II Criminal Law and Procedure in Art Crime; Chapter 7 Considering Evidence in Art Fraud, Robyn Sloggett; Chapter 8 UNESCO’s Influence on the Development of International Criminal Law, Lyndel V. Prott; Chapter 9 Difficulties in Investigating Art Crime and Recovering Its Proceeds: An International Perspective, Patrick J. O’Keefe; Chapter 10 Immunity from Seizure for Works of Art on Loan: The Criminal Context, Craig Forrest; Part III International and Regional Overviews; Chapter 11 Policing Art Crime in the European Union, Ludo Block; Chapter 12 Art Crime in North America, Noah Charney; Chapter 13 Perspectives on the Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Art Crime in Asia, Gruber Stefan; Chapter 14 Protecting Cultural Heritage: A Review of Some Contemporary Developments in Australia and Near Environs, Chappell Duncan, Huffer Damien; Chapter 15 Interpol and Advancements in International Police Cooperation on Art Crime, Hufnagel Saskia;

"In Contemporary perspectives, Duncan Chappell and Damien Huffer bring a helpful perspective on the looting of archaeological sites in Southeast Asia and the appearance of material on the Australian market...Chappell and Huffer are undoubtedly correct in their assessment that “In the longer term it is likely to be a better informed and motivated public, rather than punitive measures, that reduces demand for looted objects” (p. 254)."David W.J. Gill, Heritage Futures Research Unit, University Campus Suffolk, Antiquity