Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Property Claims Repatriation and Beyond

This book analyses the legal aspects of international claims by indigenous peoples for the repatriation of their cultural property, and explores what legal norms and normative orders would be appropriate for resolving these claims. To establish context, t

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Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Property Claims Repatriation and Beyond

Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Property Claims

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Karolina Kuprecht

Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Property Claims Repatriation and Beyond

Karolina Kuprecht Faculty of Law University of Lucerne Lucerne Switzerland

Doctoral Thesis University of Lucerne February 2013 ISBN 978-3-319-01654-2 ISBN 978-3-319-01655-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01655-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954594 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface and Acknowledgements

This book is the outcome of a multi-year journey that started at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1999. Inspired by Professor Kurt Siehr and supervised by Professor Carole Goldberg, I first approached the question of Native American cultural property claims with a case study regarding the rights to a Lakota ghost dance shirt and the skull of an Arikara Indian, which are both in the possession of the North America Native Museum in Zurich. Today, I am happy to present a work that applies a more abstract methodology and a broader perspective on international cultural property repatriation