Hi there. Quote: "...to monitor and regulate trade is UNESCO. Its Cultural Property Convention devised in 1970 is intended to...... Why aren't these laws enforced?"
Because the convention's text says to each individual nation: Ratify me! ----> Set up a national catalogue of categories of your cultural objects I shall protect. ----> List the magic word "meteorites" there, et voila: they are covered by me. Then. And only then, when and if these formal conditions are fulfilled. Australia did so, Canada, South Africa, Argentina... Morocco, England, Germany, USA, France e.g. not. Quote: "Not every member of the Meteoritical Society agrees. Several who wish to remain anonymous.." Why? It's not a shame to have an opinion. How should one discuss with people, who are hiding? Best Martin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Matt Smith Sent: 05 August 2010 19:40 To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kemil article in New Scientist An article on the controversy regarding the recent Gebel Kemil find: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727724.000-deep-impact-market-the-ra ce-to-acquire-meteorites.html ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
