Redressing Historic Wrongs, Returning Objects to Their Rightful Owners or Laundering Tainted Objects? 21st-Century UK Remedies for Nazi-Era Injustices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4283079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charlotte Woodhead (0000-0002-5545-6238, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-142 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Property (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0940-7391 • E-ISSN: 1465-7317 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0940739114000034 |
| OpenAlex | W2055831589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 11 |
The United Kingdom's Spoliation Advisory Panel hears claims for cultural objects held in museum collections of which their original owners lost possession during the Nazi era. The Panel aims to achieve "fair and just" solutions for the parties and was created in response to the strong impetus to return cultural objects lost by Jewish owners during the Nazi era. This article argues that understanding the rationale for this claims process and the choice of remedies is essential for achieving such just and fair solutions, specifically whether the Panel aims to redress the past injustices of Hitler's tyranny, return objects to their "rightful owners," or prevent the public's unjust enrichment from access to objects "tainted" by their Nazi association. If it aims to return cultural objects to their rightful owners or to strip museums of unjust gains, it is only a small step to allowing moral claims by other claimant groups whose cultural objects reside in national museums
Cultural heritage · Cultural property · Nazism · Plaintiff · Political science · Politics · Possession (linguistics · Redress · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
Balancing the Ledger
Shifting the paradigm on cultural property and heritage in international law and armed conflict
The Conflation of Morality and "the Fair and Just Solution" in the Determination of Restitution Claims Involving Nazi-Looted Art
From "Leader to Pariah"? On the Dutch Restitutions Committee and the inclusion of the public interest in assessing Nazi-spoliated art claims
Putting into Place Solutions for Nazi Era Dispossessions of Cultural Objects
The Changing Tide of Title to Cultural Heritage Objects in UK Museums
Restitution Policies on Nazi-Looted Art in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
The Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art and Other Cultural Property
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Superseding Historic Injustice
The Restitution of Holocaust Looted Art and Transitional Justice
Redressing Historic Injustice
Imperfect Justice
Daring to compare
The Export Licensing Rules in the United Kingdom and the Waverley Criteria
Whose Responsibility? The Waverley System, Past and Present
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |