International Law, Museums and the Return of

While the question of the return of cultural objects is by no means a new one, it has become the subject of increasingly intense debate in recent years. This important book explores the removal and the return of cultural objects from occupied communities during the last two centuries and analyses the concurrent evolution of international cultural heritage law. The book focuses on the significant influence exerted by British, U.S. and Australian governments and museums on international law and museum policy in response to restitution claims. It shows that these claims, far from heralding the long-feared dissolution of museums and their collections, provide museums with a vital, new role in the process of self-determination and cultural identity. Compelling and thought-provoking throughout, this book is essential reading for archaeologists, international lawyers and all those involved in cultural resource management.

Ana Filipa Vrdoljak is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia

List of illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Table of cases	p. xvii
Table of instruments	p. xx
List of abbreviations	p. xxix
Note on the text	p. xxxiv
Introduction	p. 1

The State and national culture in the early nineteenth century	p. 19
Protection of minorities in the nineteenth century	p. 20
The rise of national cultural patrimony	p. 22
Great exhibitions, South Kensington Museum and the creation of national identity	p. 33
International Law, international exhibitions in the late nineteenth century	p. 46
Colonised peoples and International Law in the nineteenth century	p. 47
Collection and display of empire	p. 53
War and cultural objects of non-Europeans	p. 63
Dismantling empires and post-First World War peace treaties	p. 73
Minorities and the League of Nations	p. 74
Restitution of cultural objects and post-First World War peace treaties	p. 77
Restitution within the British Empire	p. 87

Colonised peoples and the League of Nations	p. 103
Colonised peoples, their cultural property and the League of Nations	p. 104
International Museum Office and restitution of cultural objects	p. 108
United States and Native Americans: assimilation to Indian New Deal	p. 118
Restitution in the mid twentieth century	p. 130
Indigenous peoples, American identities and UN trusteeship	p. 131
Legal protection of cultural heritage during armed conflict at the mid century	p. 134
Restitution following the Second World War	p. 140
Native American cultures in the mid twentieth century	p. 150
Genocide, human rights and colonised peoples during the Cold War	p. 162
Genocide and cultural heritage	p. 163
Human rights and group rights during the Cold War	p. 172
United States, indigenous peoples and the Cold War	p. 179

Decolonisation without restitution	p. 197
Decolonisation and self-determination	p. 198
Decolonisation and State succession to cultural property	p. 200
Restitution and the 1970 UNESCO Convention	p. 206
Restitution and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee	p. 211
Working towards a new international cultural order	p. 217
Indigenous peoples and restitution as a process	p. 228
Indigenous peoples, self-determination and cultural rights	p. 229
Assessment of the work of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee	p. 234
Implementing the 1970 UNESCO Convention	p. 242
Renegotiating relations between Indigenous Australians and museums	p. 248
Indigenous peoples, States and reconciliation	p. 261
Self-determination and the 1993 Draft UN Declaration	p. 262
WGIP and restitution of indigenous cultural heritage	p. 265
Restitution and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention	p. 273
National models for restitution to indigenous peoples	p. 275
Australian museums and the recollection of colonialism and reconciliation	p. 290
Conclusion	p. 299
Select bibliography	p. 305
Index	p. 333
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

International Law, Museums and the Return of Cultural Objects

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials