CRIMINAL/LEGAL PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN JORDANIAN AND EGYPTIAN LAW

Abstract

Legal protection of antiquities is considered one of the important topics as they are a very
important part/vital part of the historical heritage for any country, these antiquities are the
source of pride for both the Egyptian and Jordanian people from the historical side because of
the succession of civilizations to them, as well as they have many economic, social and
political benefits. And for all these reasons, there must be a legal protection for these
monuments and there must be a deterrent for everyone who is begging himself to commit this
crime which may be one of the following: the crime of antiquities theft, crime of antiquities
destruction, crime of trafficking in antiquities, crime of antiquities smuggling, crime of
antiquities falsification and the crime antiquities excavation. We will touch upon all of these
crimes through our research in terms of the availability of elements of crime which are legal,
physical and mental element, and all of this is through comparison between the Egyptian and
Jordanian laws.