Cultural Property in Cross-Border Litigation: Turning Rights into Claims

Mara Wantuch-Thole

Published by De Gruyter 2015

Cultural Property in Cross-Border Litigation

Turning Rights into Claims

Mara Wantuch-Thole

In the series Schriften zum Kulturgüterschutz / Cultural Property Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110355772

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This thesis comparatively investigates into the cross-border enforcement of claims to misappropriated cultural objects initiated by states. It identifies and categorises sovereign rights in cultural property, and discusses the legal mechanisms to successfully implement these rights in foreign courts. The results may be used by government officials, museum officials, lawyers, art historians, archaeologists, art dealers, academics.

Comparative analysis of national public law and civil law in respect of title to antiquities
Elaboration on the justiciability of claims based on international treaties, international private law and case law in UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland

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Mara Wantuch-Thole, dtb Rechtsanwälte, Berlin.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Chapter 1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Rights to Cultural Objects
Chapter 2. Sovereign Rights to Movable Cultural Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 3. Title to Cultural Objects under the Private Law of Finds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Part II: Turning Rights into Claims
Chapter 4. International Law with Regard to the Recovery of Cultural Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter 5. Choice of Law Methodology in International Cultural Property Cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Chapter 6. Cross-Border Enforcement and Justiciability in a Comparative Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Summary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Annex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	378

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Government officials, museum officials, lawyers, art historians, archeologist, art dealers, academics
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 400
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
Keywords: Kulturgüterschutz /Recht

eBook

Published: March 10, 2015
ISBN: 9783110355772

Hardcover

Published: February 16, 2015
ISBN: 9783110355437