Restoring the Law of Restitution of Cultural Property by Chri... - 9781032952499

Restoring the Law of Restitution of Cultural PropertyComplex Colonial Histories\nAuthor(s): Christa Roodt\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032952499, 978-1032952499\nSynopsis\nThis groundbreaking book covers the restoration of the law of restitution of cultural property, matching the time, space, and depth dimensions of the law with the time, space, and ontology of events that violated persons and desecrated their heritage in the colonial era.\n\nUsing the contested ownership of the Parthenon Sculptures and the Zhanggong Zushi mummy encased in a Buddha statue as the main points of orientation, the book shows how the law of restitution could be defragmented and restored in respect of claims for the return of colonial-era and Indigenous cultural property disputes. The study argues that the secondary legal norms and common arguments of Private International Law can unlock governance functions and strategies that cou.