Ethics, Laws, & Mandates

International Treaties, Conventions and Recommendations

ICOM Code of Professional Ethics

ICOM Program 1995-2004

ICOM Resolutions 1995

US Code: Title 20--Education, incl. Chapter 3: National Museums and Art Galleries

US Executive Order 11593

Museum and Library Service Act of 1996 (courtesy IMLS)

Declaration of Principles of Tolerance, UNESCO

Communiqués of the Ministère de la culture, France

Excellence and Equity: New Visions ( outlines the AAM's policy on education and public service.)

NATO Parnership for Peace Communiqué on Cultural Heritage Protection in Wartime

NEA 1965-1995: A Brief Chronology of Federal Involvement in the Arts

NEA Annual Report 1994

Policy Statements Index Page (City University, London, Arts Policy & Management Department)

Tokyo Resolution

Paper on UNIDROIT Convention 1995 by Marina Schneider, and Text of the Convention (Convention on Stolen Art Objects)

UNESCO Constitution and Legal Instruments

World Heritage Convention (Full text of 1972 Convention on World Heritage, UNESCO)