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ARTICLE CONTENTS
[Pages 185-228]
TOP OF ARTICLE
Introduction
I. The Story of the Confuciusornis Sanctus, or, How an Important Fossil Is Lost to China
II. China’s Interests in Fossils
A. China’s Position in the International Cultural Property Market
B. The Cultural Property Interests of China as a Source Nation
1. Nationalistic Interests
2. Prestige
3. Historical, Cultural, and Educational Interests
4. Economic Interests
C. The Interests of Market Nations
1. Internationalism
2. Economic Interests
III. Protection of Fossils Under the Chinese Cultural Property Protection Regime
A. Introduction—Cultural Property in Chinese Legislation
B. The Definition of Cultural Property
C. Fossils and the 1982 Cultural Relics Protection Law
1. General Provisions
2. Administration of Archaeological Excavations
3. Awards and Penalties Under the 1982 Cultural Relics Protection Law and Its 1991 Amendments
D. Fossils and the Criminal Law
1. “Crimes of Obstructing Cultural and Historical Relics Control”
2. “The Crime of Encroaching Upon Property”
3. “Crimes of Undermining the Order of Socialist Market Economy”
IV. Dinosaur Eggs in Henan
V. Non-Legal Responses to the Failures of Legal Controls
A. Problems of Enforcement and the Anti-Smuggling Campaign
B. Source Controls: Physical Efforts to Protect Fossils
C. Education
Conclusion
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