Thursday 6 November 2025, 07:00 UTC
2pm Jakarta time, 6pm AEST, 7pm Suva time
This webinar provides an opportunity to critically consider the public and private international law aspects of multilateral efforts in Oceania to address the illicit trade in cultural goods on the 55th anniversary of the adoption of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property, and the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects.
This regional Oceania virtual book launch brings together leading scholars in the field and key contributors from the region to the recently published Oxford Commentary on the 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property (Oxford University Press, 2024). This is the third volume in the Oxford Commentaries on International Cultural Heritage Law edited by Professor A F Vrdoljak and the late Professor Francesco Francioni.
The panel discussants are
- Professor Arie Afriansyah, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia and Chair of Indonesian Society of International Law
- Professor Craig Forrest, School of Law, The University of Queensland and Pacific correspondent for UNIDROIT
- Professor Kristopher Wilson, Law School, Flinders University and Member, Editorial Committee, International Journal of Cultural Property
Moderated by Professor Ana Filipa Vrdoljak, editor of the Oxford Commentary and UNESCO Chair.
Prior registration for this event is required.
Information about open access to the introductory chapter of the Commentary and QR discount code for its purchase will be provided in the reminder email to registrants.
