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Introduction: The Case of D’Artagnan In March 2026, an archaeological discovery shook the city of Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands and made international headlines: the mortal remains of D’Artagnan, the famous musketeer, might have been found in a local church. D’Artagnan, made famous by Alexandre Dumas’ novels and 150 years’ worth of adaptations, was modelled after Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, a French nobleman who served as captain of Louis XIV’s Musketeers of the Guard. He died during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and is assumed…
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We are very pleased to present the first contribution by an external author, Paul P. Stewens, doctoral researcher at Maastricht University and associated researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime. His article explores the restitution of trafficked fossils, a subject which also falls within the broader field of art law, since objects of palaeontological interest form part of the legal definition of cultural property within the scope of the UNESCO 1970 Convention and, in many cases, hold cultural, scientific, economic, or spiritual value. What do dinosaurs,…
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Le comité est ravi de présenter la première contribution d’un auteur externe, Paul P. Stewens, doctorant à l’université de Maastricht et chercheur associé à la Chaire UNESCO en patrimoine culturel et criminalité émergente. Son article explore la restitution des fossiles issus de trafics illicites, un sujet qui s'inscrit également dans le champ plus large du droit de l'art. En effet, les objets présentant un intérêt paléontologique relèvent de la définition juridique des biens culturels et revêtent, dans de nombreux cas, une valeur culturelle, scientifique, économique ou spirituelle. Quel est le…