Norman Palmer is professor of Law of Art and Cultural
Property at King`s College, London. He chaired the Ministerial Advisory
Board on the Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects (ITAP) from 2001
to 2005 whose work has lead the British parliament to enact the Dealing
in Cultural Objects Act in 2003. He has been the chair of the Treasure
Valuation Committee since 2001 which advises the Minister of
the Arts on discovered portable discoveries. He has published widely
on the law relating to cultural objects, personal property and commercial
transactions. He is a member of the UK Spoliaton Advisory Panel.