The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property A Commentary

by Vrdoljak, Ana Filipa; Jakubowski, Andrzej; Chechi, Alessandro

• ISBN13: 9780192846884
• ISBN10: 0192846884
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-03-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Ana Vrdoljak, ,Andrzej Jakubowski, University of Opole Katowicka,Alessandro Chechi, University of Geneva

Ana Filipa Vrdoljak is the UNESCO Chair in International Law and Cultural Heritage and Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Vrdoljak is a Correspondent (Pacific region) and Member of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention Academic Project of International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). With Francesco Francioni, she is the editor of the Oxford Commentaries on International Cultural Heritage Law and the Cultural Heritage Law and Policy series. She is President of the International Cultural Property Society (U.S.) and Chair of the Management Committee, International Journal of Cultural Property (Cambridge University Press). Professor Vrdoljak is a consultant to multilateral organisations, governments, and civil society organisations on cultural heritage law, human rights law, and international law. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (in Law) from the University of Sydney.


Andrzej Jakubowski holds PhD in International Law (EUI, 2011) and MA in Art History (University of Warsaw, 2005). Currently affiliated with the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Law of the University of Opole, he served as Chair of the ILA Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance (2017-2022). A member of the Pool of Arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA), he is also enlisted among the mediators and conciliators of the UNESCO Intergovernmental “Return and Restitution” Committee (ICPRCP). He has published extensively on issues related to cultural heritage law and cultural rights in International and European law.


Alessandro Chechi (PhD European University Institute, LLM University College London) is Senior lecturer at the University of Geneva. He also teaches at the Université Catholique of Lille and at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He serves as a member of the editorial boards of the Italian Yearbook of International Law and of the Santander Art and Culture Law Review, and is a member of the Société international pour la recherché sur le droit du patrimoine culturel et le droit de l'art (ISCHAL). He was consultant for the Council of Europe for the revision of the Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property, and is the author of the book 'The Settlement of International Cultural Heritage Disputes' (Oxford University Press, 2014).

Table of Contents

PART I - INTRODUCTION
Introduction, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
PART II - THE 1970 UNESCO CONVENTION: COMMENTARY
The Preamble to the 1970 UNESCO Convention, Andrzej Jakubowski
Article 1 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Definition of 'Cultural Property', Janet Blake
Article 2 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Purposes, Francesco Francioni
Article 3 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Definition of 'Illicit', Marcílio Toscano Franca
Article 4 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Cultural Property Forming Part of the Cultural Heritage of Each State, Kerstin von der Decken
Article 5(a) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Laws and Regulations, Marie Cornu
Article 5(b) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Inventories, Sophie Vigneron
Article 5(c) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Scientific and Technical Institutions, Toshiyuki Kono
Article 5(d) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: The Supervision of Archaeological Excavations, Zeynep Boz
Article 5(e) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Ethics, Manlio Frigo
Article 5(f) and 5(g) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Education and Publicity, Arie Afriansyah
Article 6 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Export Controls, Jorge Sánchez Cordero
Article 7(a) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Import Controls of Illegally Exported Cultural Property, Tullio Scovazzi
Article 7(b)(i) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Prohibition of Import of Inventoried Cultural Property, Charlotte Woodhead
Article 7(b)(ii) of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Cooperation for the Return of Cultural Property, Stephen K Urice and Gideon Levy
Article 8 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Penalties or Administrative Sanctions, Stefano Manacorda and Arianna Visconti
Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: International Cooperation and Bilateral Agreements, Patty Gerstenblith and Wang Yunxia
Article 10 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Measures Related to Non-State Actors, Janet Ulph
Article 11 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Foreign Occupation, James A R Nafziger
Article 12 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: International Administration Clause, Clémentine Bories
Article 13 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Requirements of National Laws, Evelien Campfens
Article 14 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: National Services and Budget, Robert Peters
Article 15 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Agreements for Return or Restitution of Cultural Property Removed Prior to 1972, Afolasade A Adewumi, John Oluwole A Akintayo, and Andrzej Jakubowski
Article 16 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Periodic Reporting, Kristin Hausler
Article 17 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: The Roles of UNESCO, Andrzej Jakubowski and Alessandro Chechi
Article 22 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Territorial Application, Lucas Lixinski
Articles 18-21, 23-26 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: Final Clauses, Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Agnes Rydberg
Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to Its Countries of Origin or Its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP), Andrzej Jakubowski
The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Governance and Oversight, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
PART III-THE 1995 UNIDROIT CONVENTION: COMMENTARY
The Preamble to the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention, Alessandro Chechi
Article 1 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims of an International Character, Elina Moustaira
Article 2 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Definition of 'Cultural Objects', Janet Blake
Article 3 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims for Restitution of Stolen Cultural Objects, Alicja Jagielska-Burduk and Derek Fincham
Article 4 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Possessor's Rights and Claims for Restitution of Cultural Objects, Christa Roodt
Article 5 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Claims for Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, Alessandro Chechi and Keun-Gwan Lee
Article 6 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Possessor's Rights and Claims for Return of Cultural Objects, Bert Demarsin
Article 7(1) of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Exclusionary Clause, Matthias Weller
Article 7(2) of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Indigenous Restitution Claims, Kristopher Wilson
Article 8 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Choice of Forum, Tamás Szabados
Article 9 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Applicable Law, Kurt Siehr
Article 10 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Transitional Clause, Craig Forrest
Article 13 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Existing and Subsequent Treaty Obligations, Riccardo Pavoni
Article 14 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Federal or Non-Unitary Constitutional Systems, Elena Rodríguez-Pineau
Article 16 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Procedures for Submission of Claims and Requests, Wojciech Wiktor Kowalski
Articles 11, 12, 15, 17-21 of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention: Final Clauses, Sebastián Green Martínez
PART IV-THE 1970 UNESCO AND 1995 UNIDROIT CONVENTIONS RELATIONS WITH OTHER TREATIES
The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 1954 Hague Convention and Its Protocols, Kevin Chamberlain and Laura Pineschi
The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Amy Strecker
The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions, UNCLOS and the 2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention, Patrizia Vigni
The 1970 UNESCO and the 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions and the 2003 UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention, Federico Lenzerini
The 1970 UNESCO and the 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions, the 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity and International Trade Law, Mira Burri
PART V-CONCLUSIONS
Conclusion: Looking Forward on the Trade in Cultural Objects, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak