Overview
- The first in-depth study of the legal case for the return of the Parthenon marbles
- Casts fresh light on the facts of the case
- Discusses the new customary international law on the return of cultural heritage
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Access to Dispute Settlement
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Front Matter
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The Law Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute
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Time Future
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About this book
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. This book is the first in legal scholarship to provide an international law perspective of the cause célèbre of international cultural heritage disputes and, in doing so, toclarify the new customary international law on the return of cultural property unlawfully removed from its original context.
The book, which includes a foreword by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, is a unique reference work on the legal case for the return of the Parthenon marbles and the new normative framework for the protection of cultural heritage.
Reviews
“In The Parthenon Marbles and International Law, Catharine Titi … examines how the marbles were acquired, the question of good title, and the various legal mechanisms that may or may not be employed to secure their return to Greece. … There is nothing like the regimented examinations of one trained in law. … thorough recital … .” (Eleni Vassilika, The Art Newspaper, theartnewspaper.com, September 29, 2023)
“This gem of a book … a very strong and formidable text … . The Parthenon Marbles and International Law is both a tour de horizon and a tour de force on the law. Marvelously written and with a keen eye for both detail and nuance, Professor Catharine Titi informs as much as she provokes thought on the nature of international law ... . It is a must read for anyone interested in this area of international law.” (Michael G. Karnavas, michaelgkarnavas.net/blog, August 2, 2023)”
“This is a book that must be read with attention by all parties to this debate; and it is my hope and belief that it will accelerate the process by which an art-loving and philhellenic Britain finds a consensual way to return to its ancient ally a collection of broken and decontextualised fragments which illuminate a moment two and a half millennia ago when the city that pioneered democracy created a monument of transcendent beauty which embodied the values that inspire us still.” (Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Emeritus Professor and Director of Research, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge)“Catharine Titi, a brilliant Greek academic lawyer based in Paris, has written a superb, entirely fresh account of the seemingly interminable ‘Elgin Marbles’ controversy. Cutting through the swathes of ideological obfuscation, she patiently and incontrovertibly demonstrates just how shaky in international law is the UK’s case not alone for retention but even for the original possession let alone ownership of the Sculptures held in the British Museum.” (Paul Cartledge, AG Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus, University of Cambridge)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Parthenon Marbles and International Law
Authors: Catharine Titi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26357-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26356-9Published: 25 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-26359-0Published: 25 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-26357-6Published: 24 May 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 311
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Public International Law , Cultural Heritage