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• Title:[Restitution von Kulturgut. English.]
  The restitution of cultural assets : causes of action, obstacles to restitution, developments / Beat Schönenberger.
  
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• Author/Creator:Schönenberger, Beat.
  
• Published/Created:Berne, Switzerland : Stämpfli ; Utrecht, The Netherlands : Eleven International Pub., 2009.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K3791 .S3613 2009 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Archaeological thefts.
  Cultural property--Protection (International law)
  Art thefts.
  Cultural property--Repatriation.
  Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation.
  
• Description:liv, 270 p. ; 24 cm.
  
• Notes:"Translation: Caroline Thonger"--Title page verso.
  English translation of the author's thesis (post-doctoral)--University of Basel, 2008, first published in German under the title Restitution von Kulturgut: Anspruchsgrundlagen, Restitutionshindernisse, Entwicklung (Berne, Switzerland : Stämpfli, 2009).
  Includes bibliography (pages xxi-liv) and index.
  
• ISBN:9783727298493 (Stämpfli)
  907759678X
  3727298499 (Stämpfli)
  9789077596784 (Eleven)
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Case Groups
  1. Degenerate Art - Looted Art - Plundered Art
  2. Territorial removal of cultural assets
  3. Removal of Cultural Assets from Ancestral Environments
  4. Illegally Traded Cultural Assets
  5. Nationalized Cultural Assets
  Ch. 2. Characteristics of Case Groups
  1. Demands for Return of Assets
  2. Cultural Assets
  3. Involved Interests
  4. Conclusion
  Ch. 3. Possible Causes of Action
  1. Legal Remedies Relating To Ownership
  2. Legal Remedies Not Relating to Ownership
  3. Result - Protected Interests
  Ch. 4. Obstacles to Restitution
  1. Obstacles to Restitution Relating to Ownership
  2. Obstacles to Restitution Not Relating to Ownership
  3. Further Practical Obstacles
  4. Result - Protected Interests
  Ch. 5. Reform Efforts - Supporting Restitution
  1. Background
  2. Supporting Restitution by Strict Application of Law
  3. Supporting Restitution by Legislation
  4. Other Types of Support for Restitution
  5. Result - Protected Interests
  Ch. 6. Analysis and Outlook
  1. What Has Been Achieved?
  2. Further Potential for Development.