Ratification of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, in Light of Directive 2014/60/UE on the Return of Cultural Objects Unlawfully Removed from the Territory of a Member State: The Perspective of Poland
Ratification of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, in Light of Directive 2014/60/UE on the Return of Cultural Objects Unlawfully Removed from the Territory of a Member State: The Perspective of Poland
Author(s): Wojciech W. KowalskiSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, International Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: UNIDROIT; Directive 2014/60/EU; illicit export; restitution; Poland
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the relationship between the regime of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects and the Directive 2014/60/EU from the perspective of the Polish legislative experience. In fact, Poland is just about to ratify the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention. Consequently, a two-level system for the protection of movable cultural heritage will be established: the 1995 UNIDROIT and the EU Directive 2014/60. This article critically discusses how such a complex system is going to be introduced to the existing legal framework in the area of cultural heritage. It also endeavours to foresee how both instruments will practically operate together.
Journal: Santander Art and Culture Law Review
- Issue Year: 2/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 165-178
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English