ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ITEMS AS AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESPONSES

Vasileska, Larisa and Miloshoska, Danijela (2022) ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ITEMS AS AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESPONSES. Scientific Journal HORIZONS, Series A Social Sciences and Humanities, 31. pp. 65-78. ISSN DOI 10.20544/HORIZONS.A.31.2.22.P05

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Abstract

Modern crime knows no borders, and criminal groups from one country easily connect with similar groups or organizations from other countries, so that it takes on a new dimension in the criminal world. Cross-border crime has become a key security issue for policymakers and law enforcement agencies. Their efforts have increasingly shifted from the domestic scene to the international arena and transnational crime. The term transnational crime now belongs to the everyday vocabulary of not only criminologists, but also policy makers, law enforcement officials and the public.
One popular thesis related to organized crime claims that the illegal trade in cultural heritage goods is the third most typical form of illegal trade - right after drugs and firearms. According to ECOSOC the illicit trade in cultural heritage goods is often carried out in the same criminal circles as the illicit trade in drugs, arms and other illegal activities. This paper will focus on the problem of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage items as an international crime, its concept, characteristics and international response to this crime.

KEY WORDS: illicit trafficking, cultural heritage, customs legislation, INTERPOL, international treaties

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Danijela Miloshoska
Date Deposited:	30 Dec 2022 08:55
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2023 11:15
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/7487

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