Compounding the problem is the fact that many of the people and organizations who once authenticated such works on behalf of prospective buyers, hopeful sellers, or the lucky guy who found a long-lost canvas at a yard sale, have closed their doors.
Although some contend that we already adhere to some of the navigational practices found in LOST, either because we recognize them as customary international law or consider ourselves bound to such practices by previous (non-LOST) treaty commitments, this Treaty alters the framework entirely by requiring state parties to submit to mandatory dispute resolution mechanisms, the rulings of which are binding and without appeal.