ACTIVIDADES ILÍCITAS CONTRA EL PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO: SISTEMAS PUNITIVOS PENAL Y ADMINISTRATIVO

Abstract

This study shows the punitive responses that Spanish legal system provides against aggressions on archaeological objects. These answers to illegal actions are not uniform throughout the Spanish territory as sometimes they stem from criminal law (in severe cases) and others from Public Administration. The study continues with the analysis of the mentioned reactions and their scope, trying to offer a broad overview of the different instruments concerning the fight against archeological spoliation. After thirty years of existence of the Law on Spanish Historical Heritage it is time to redefine the concept of spoliation and give it a content that goes beyond its competence mission.