| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 311 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
The Parthenon -- Elgin and the Marbles -- The Acquisition of the Marbles by the UK Government -- Greek Demands for Return -- The British Museum and the Marbles -- What Method of Dispute Settlement? -- Issues of Jurisdiction and Admissibility -- Treaty Law -- Customary International Law -- Homecoming |
| Summary |
"This book provides an international law perspective of the cultural heritage disputes of the Elgin marbles and clarifies the new customary international law on the return of cultural property unlawfully removed from its original context. The Parthenon marbles case is the most famous international cultural heritage dispute concerning repatriation of looted antiquities, the Parthenon marbles in the British Museums Elgin Collection. The case has polarised observers ever since Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin had the marbles hacked out of the ancient temple at the turn of the 19th century in Ottoman-occupied Athens. In 1816, a debt-stricken Elgin sold the marbles to the British government, which subsequently entrusted them to the British Museum, where they have remained since then. Much ink has been spilled on the Parthenon marbles. The ethical and cultural merits of their repatriation have been fiercely debated for years. But what has generally not been considered are the legal merits of their return in light of contemporary international law"--Adapted from the publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 6, 2023) |
| Subject |
Elgin marbles.
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Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Great Britain
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Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Greece
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Cultural property -- Protection (International law)
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Cultural property -- Protection (International law)
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Cultural property -- Repatriation
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Elgin marbles
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Great Britain
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Greece
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031263576 |
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303126357X |
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