Forensic Determination of the Worth of Cultural Property
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2021-2-6-17
Abstract
Forensic determination of the worth of various objects involved in legal proceedings is essential for ensuring a fair trial. Determining the worth of mass-produced goods does not usually pose any difficulties. The situation is different for unique cultural values and items that are in particular demand among collectors, history buffs, and others, but are withdrawn from civil circulation for moral reasons.
The article analyzes the most significant aspects of the current market of cultural values, considers the methodological foundations of the forensic assessment of the worth of cultural values, mainly works of fine and applied art. The authors substantiate the necessity for a comprehensive forensic examination of cultural values due to the requirement for preliminary identification of the authenticity of items, their author, circumstances, and time of creation. The types of research necessary for this have been identified, such as traceological, documentary, materials analysis, historical, art, and others.
The paper shows that forensic assessment of the worth of the items withdrawn from civil circulation based on the data on their worth on the black (illegal) market or on the legal markets of countries where the circulation of such items is not legally prohibited is inadmissible. The prohibition on using information about events that occurred after assessing the worth of cultural property is substantiated.
About the Authors
A. Ya. Asnis
Law Office “Asnis & Partners” of the Moscow City Bar Association
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Asnis Alexander Yakovlevich – Doctor of Law, Director of Law Office “Asnis & Partners” of the Moscow City Bar Association
Moscow 121099
S. N. Khaziev
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Khaziev Shamil Nikolaevich – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Principal Researcher at the Forensic Research Methodology Department in the System of Forensic Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Justice
Moscow 109028
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Asnis A.Ya., Khaziev S.N. Forensic Determination of the Worth of Cultural Property. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2021;16(2):6-17. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2021-2-6-17
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