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This book is a pioneering volume that unites experts across law, humanities, and tourism to examine the legal, ethical, and sociopolitical issues surrounding the return of stolen or illegally exported cultural treasures to their rightful owners. Positioned at the intersection of these fields, it serves as a theoretical and practical toolkit for law enforcement, customs officers, tourism officials, curators and police in facilitating the restitution of cultural property.
Featuring diverse case studies from countries such as Slovenia, Italy, Malta, Türkiye, Germany, the US, Austria, France, Kenya, Ghana, Romania, former Soviet states, West Asia, Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, South Africa, Singapore, and Switzerland, this volume underscores the global significance of cultural restitution.
