The public nature of foreign export laws means that they are not enforceable in Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Act on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (Cultural Property Transfer Act, ‘CPTA’), which came into force on 1st June 2005 and implements the 1970 UNESCO Convention into Swiss law, has partially changed this unsatisfactory situation. Article […]
Agreement between Switzerland and the Republic of Cyprus on the Import and Repatriation of Cultural Property Comes into Force on 15th February 2014
Posted on: February 26, 2014 by Nina M. Neuhaus