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

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