In the age of economic globalisation, do art and heritage
matter? Once the domain of elitist practitioners and scholars, the
governance of cultural heritage and the destiny of iconic artefacts
have emerged as the new frontier of international law, making
headlines and attracting the varied interests of academics and
policy-makers, museum curators and collectors, human rights
activists and investment lawyers and artists and economists, just
to mention a few. The return of cultural artefacts to their
legitimate owners, the recovery of underwater cultural heritage and
the protection and promotion of artistic expressions are just some
of the pressing issues addressed by this book.
Contemporary intersections between art, cultural heritage and
the market are complicated by a variety of ethical and legal
issues, which often describe complex global relations. Should works
of art be treated differently from other goods? What happens if a
work of art, currently exhibited in a museum, turns out to have
originally been looted? What is the relevant legal framework? What
should be done with ancient shipwrecks filled with objects from
former colonies? Should such objects be kept by the finders? Should
they be returned to the country of origin? This book addresses
these different questions while highlighting the complex interplay
between legal and ethical issues in the context of cultural
governance. The approach is mainly legal but interdisciplinary
aspects are considered as well.
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