PART I - INTRODUCTION Introduction, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak PART II - THE 1970 UNESCO CONVENTION: COMMENTARY The Preamble to the 1970 UNESCO Convention, Andrzej Jakubowski Article 1 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Definition of ''Cultural Property'', Janet Blake Article 2 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Purposes, Francesco Francioni Article 3 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Definition of ''Illicit'', Marcílio Toscano Franca Article 4 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Cultural Property Forming Part of the Cultural Heritage of Each State, Kerstin von der Decken Article 5(a) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Laws and Regulations, Marie Cornu Article 5(b) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Inventories, Sophie Vigneron Article 5(c) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Scientific and Technical Institutions, Toshiyuki Kono Article 5(d) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: The Supervision of Archaeological Excavations, Zeynep Boz Article 5(e) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Ethics, Manlio Frigo Article 5(f) and 5(g) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Education and Publicity, Arie Afriansyah Article 6 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Export Controls, Jorge Sánchez Cordero Article 7(a) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Import Controls of Illegally Exported Cultural Property, Tullio Scovazzi Article 7(b)(i) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Prohibition of Import of Inventoried Cultural Property, Charlotte Woodhead Article 7(b)(ii) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Cooperation for the Return of Cultural Property, Stephen K Urice and Gideon Levy Article 8 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Penalties or Administrative Sanctions, Stefano Manacorda and Arianna Visconti Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: International Cooperation and Bilateral Agreements, Patty Gerstenblith and Wang Yunxia Article 10 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Measures Related to Non-State Actors, Janet Ulph Article 11 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Foreign Occupation, James A R Nafziger Article 12 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: International Administration Clause, Clémentine Bories Article 13 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Requirements of National Laws, Evelien Campfens Article 14 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Services and Budget, Robert Peters Article 15 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Agreements for Return or Restitution of Cultural Property Removed Prior to 1972, Afolasade A Adewumi, John Oluwole A Akintayo, and Andrzej Jakubowski Article 16 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Periodic Reporting, Kristin Hausler Article 17 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: The Roles of UNESCO, Andrzej Jakubowski and Alessandro Chechi Article 22 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Territorial Application, Lucas Lixinski Articles 18-21, 23-26 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Final Clauses, Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Agnes Rydberg Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to Its Countries of Origin or Its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP), Andrzej Jakubowski The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Governance and Oversight, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak PART III-THE 1995 UNIDROIT CONVENTION: COMMENTARY The Preamble to the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention, Alessandro Chechi Article 1 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims of an International Character, Elina Moustaira Article 2 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Definition of ''Cultural Objects'', Janet Blake Article 3 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims for Restitution of Stolen Cultural Objects, Alicja Jagielska-Burduk and Derek Fincham Article 4 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Possessor''s Rights and Claims for Restitution of Cultural Objects, Christa Roodt Article 5 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims for Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, Alessandro Chechi and Keun-Gwan Lee Article 6 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Possessor''s Rights and Claims for Return of Cultural Objects, Bert Demarsin Article 7(1) of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Exclusionary Clause, Matthias Weller Article 7(2) of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Indigenous Restitution Claims, Kristopher Wilson Article 8 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Choice of Forum, Tamás Szabados Article 9 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Applicable Law, Kurt Siehr Article 10 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Transitional Clause, Craig Forrest Article 13 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Existing and Subsequent Treaty Obligations, Riccardo Pavoni Article 14 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Federal or Non-Unitary Constitutional Systems, Elena Rodríguez-Pineau Article 16 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Procedures for Submission of Claims and Requests, Wojciech Wiktor Kowalski Articles 11, 12, 15, 17-21 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Final Clauses, Sebastián Green Martínez PART IV-THE 1970 UNESCO AND 1995 UNIDROIT CONVENTIONS RELATIONS WITH OTHER TREATIES The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 1954 Hague Convention and Its Protocols, Kevin Chamberlain and Laura Pineschi The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Amy Strecker The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions, UNCLOS and the 2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention, Patrizia Vigni The 1970 UNESCO and the 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 2003 UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention, Federico Lenzerini The 1970 UNESCO and the 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions, the 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity and International Trade Law, Mira Burri PART V-CONCLUSIONS Conclusion: Looking Forward on the Trade in Cultural Objects, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak.