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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to Cultural Heritage Law. org, the online home of the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation!
We are an organization of lawyers who have joined together to promote the preservation and protection of cultural resources in the United States and internationally through advocacy and education. Cultural heritage law is one of the fasted growing legal fields and has gained new recognition as society comes to appreciate the important symbolic, historical, and emotional role that cultural heritage plays in all our lives.
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WHAT IS CULTURAL HERITAGE?
While there is no universal definition of cultural heritage, it generally refers to the objects, places, and traditions that define us as individuals, societies, nations, civilizations, and even human beings. It may be tangible, as in artifacts, antiquities, art, monuments, archaeological sites, historic buildings, and sacred places. Or intangible, such as knowledge, beliefs, and practices. It can even be natural, for example, culturally significant landscapes. It is a legacy that we inherit from past generations, which we have a responsibility to protect for the next.
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CALENDAR
23 May 2012 • New Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece
19 Jun 2012 • Porto, Portugal
30 Jun 2012 • Stonehill College, North Easton, MA
30 Jul 2012 • Stonehill College, North Easton, MA
24 Sep 2012 • Rome, Italy
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WATCH CONFERENCE ONLINE
To mark the 100th anniversary of Titanic, international experts explored the challenges facing the world's underwater cultural heritage during our 3 November 2011 conference at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC. Keeping the Lid on Davy Jones' Locker gave the public an unprecedented opportunity to interact with the archaeologists, explorers, and scientists behind the most important nautical expeditions of our time. Since maritime discoveries are often hotly contested in the courts, the conference also featured top attorneys.
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MEMBERS ONLY
Our Guide to Cultural Heritage Law Internships and Externships has been updated for 2011. It contains information on over 50 opportunities for law students and recent graduates. Some of these positions are also open to undergraduates, graduate students, and graduates from non-legal programs.
The guide is free to all members of the Lawyers' Committee.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE NEWS
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FEATURED CAMPAIGN
In response to Spike TV's forthcoming series "American Digger" and the National Geographic Channel's new series "Diggers," we have joined with other preservation organizations in asking these two networks to respect our history, and end production of these two shows.
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SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION
Thank you to everyone who made the 2012 National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition a success. We congratulate this year's champion team from Chicago-Kent School of Law and runner-up from South Texas College of law. DePaul University College of Law and LCCHP hope that you will be able to join us for our 4th Annual National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition in 2013.
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