Stephen Urice
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Stephen K. Urice Director of the Project for Cultural Heritage Law & Policy, is an internationally recognized expert in cultural property
law and a former trusts and estates practitioner.
An archaeologist and an attorney, Urice is now a tenure-track member of the law faculty at the University of Miami School of Law
. Previously he served as a lecturer at University of Pennsylvania Law School
for several years and previously taught at UCLA Law School. In 2003, Urice served as a visiting lecturer of public and international affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, teaching a seminar on the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
.
Urice’s doctoral dissertation formed the basis of his book, Qasr Kharana
in the Transjordan (1987), which presented the findings of his work as director of a Jordanian-American archaeological expedition at that early Islamic site. On completing his doctorate in 1981, Urice entered Harvard Law School
. He graduated with the Class of ’84 and began his legal practice in the Trusts and Estates department of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
in New York. Three years later, he moved to Los Angeles where he joined the trusts and estates department at Irell & Manella. Urice left the practice of law in 1991 to serve as acting director of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles.
Cultural property
Cultural property are the physical constituents of the cultural heritage of a group or society.-Definition:Article 1 of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954 defines cultural property as follows:...
law and a former trusts and estates practitioner.
An archaeologist and an attorney, Urice is now a tenure-track member of the law faculty at the University of Miami School of Law
University of Miami School of Law
The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States. The school graduated its first class of 13 students in 1929.- Academics :...
. Previously he served as a lecturer at University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...
for several years and previously taught at UCLA Law School. In 2003, Urice served as a visiting lecturer of public and international affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, teaching a seminar on the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is an international treaty that requires its signatories to protect cultural property in war. It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands, on May 14, 1954, and entered into force August 7, 1956...
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Urice’s doctoral dissertation formed the basis of his book, Qasr Kharana
Qasr Kharana
Qasr Kharana , sometimes Qasr al Harrana, Qasr al Kharanah, Kharaneh or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about east of Amman and relatively close to the border with Saudi Arabia...
in the Transjordan (1987), which presented the findings of his work as director of a Jordanian-American archaeological expedition at that early Islamic site. On completing his doctorate in 1981, Urice entered Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. He graduated with the Class of ’84 and began his legal practice in the Trusts and Estates department of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a United States law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore and Beijing.Milbank is a global law firm, with approximately 550 lawyers who...
in New York. Three years later, he moved to Los Angeles where he joined the trusts and estates department at Irell & Manella. Urice left the practice of law in 1991 to serve as acting director of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles.