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Restitution of Looted Art and Cultural Goods

Summary

The European Parliament calls for stronger legal tools and better research to help victims reclaim artworks looted during wars and armed conflicts.
10 17.01.2019
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criminal law
human rights
social policy
cultural policy
public administration
international relations

Key points

  • The illicit trade in cultural goods is a lucrative black market that can be used to finance terrorism and organized crime.
  • There is an urgent need to strengthen private international law to support individual claims for the return of looted art.
  • The resolution calls for systematic and high-quality provenance research to identify stolen works.
  • A central European meta-database should be created and connected to Interpol's database of stolen art.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars Cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars
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