The Potential of the US Courts to Adjudicate Restitution Claims Involving Colonial Cultural Objects

Q2 Arts and Humanities
Andreas Giorgallis
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Restitution claims involving colonial cultural objects are usually said to lack a sound legal basis. These claims are instead perceived more often than not as belonging solely in the realm of ethics. This article, however, calls that perception into question. It argues for the existence of a more complex picture. It does so by bringing to the forefront the potential of the US courts to adjudicate restitution claims concerning colonial cultural objects. By analysing the largely unexplored 1900 exception of the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (2016), amending the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s (1976) expropriation exception, this article posits that the exception might hold the key for offering an alternative road in accessing justice. Being applicable to takings of a systematic nature against members of a targeted and vulnerable group which have taken place after 1900, this provision might provide legal recourse for those colonial takings which have occurred after the dawn of the 20th century.
美国法院裁决涉及殖民地文物的归还索赔的可能性
涉及殖民地文物的归还要求通常被认为缺乏健全的法律依据。相反,这些主张往往被认为仅仅属于伦理领域。然而,这篇文章对这种看法提出了质疑。它论证了一个更为复杂的图景的存在。它通过将美国法院裁决有关殖民地文物的归还要求的潜力带到最前沿来做到这一点。本文通过分析1900年《外国文化交流管辖豁免澄清法》(2016年)的大部分未被探索的例外,修正《外国主权豁免法》(1976年)的征用例外,认为该例外可能是提供诉诸司法的另一种途径的关键。由于这一规定适用于1900年以后发生的针对某一目标和弱势群体成员的系统性征收,因此可能为20世纪初发生的殖民征收提供法律追索权。
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