Repatriation of Sacred Indigenous Cultural Heritage and the Law by Vanessa Tnsmeyer

Repatriation of Sacred Indigenous Cultural Heritage and the Law by Vanessa Tnsmeyer

This book examines the ways in which law can be used to structure the return of indigenous sacred cultural heritage to indigenous communities, referred to as repatriation in this volume. In particular, it aims at developing legal structures that align repatriation with contemporary international human rights standards. To do so, it gathers the most valuable lessons learned from different repatriation laws and frameworks adopted in the United States and Canada. In both countries, very different ways of approaching repatriation have been used for several decades, highlighting the context-dependent nature of repatriation. The volume is divided into four parts, looking first at international law, then at the national legal landscape in the United States, followed by Canada, before the different repatriation models are evaluated against the backdrop of human rights law standards. Emphasis is placed not only on repatriation-specific legislation but also on the legal context in which it was developed and operates. In turn, the fourth part develops various models on the basis of these experiences that can be aligned with contemporary indigenous and cultural rights. The book ends by considering the models' suitability for international repatriation and the lessons that can be learned from them. The primary audience includes those addressing the legal hurdles to repatriation, be they researchers, policymakers, communities, or museums.

Dr. Vanessa Tünsmeyer, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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ISBN 13	9783030890490
ISBN 10	303089049X
Title	Repatriation of Sacred Indigenous Cultural Heritage and the Law
Author	Vanessa Tnsmeyer
Series	Studies In Art Heritage Law And The Market
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year published	2023-01-27
Number of pages	515
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