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What should be done about cultural property confiscated in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR? This legal appraisal commissioned by the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste (German Lost Art Foundation) enables public institutions and their funding providers to assess the legal position of collection items seized in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR, and identifies legal options for action. Thomas Finkenauer and Jan Thiessen present a compendium classifying 13 case groups along with the historical circumstances of their confiscation and the legal consequences. The report also serves provenance research through this overview, which has not been available in such a form before.

  • First legal compendium on the confiscation of cultural property in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR

  • Legal analysis and regulatory options for action

  • Reference work for provenance research

Kunstraub für den Sozialismus: Zur rechtlichen

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A Paperback / softback by Thomas Finkenauer, Jan Thiessen, Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste

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    Publisher: De Gruyter
    Publication Date: 24/10/2023
    ISBN13: 9783111144955, 978-3111144955
    ISBN10: 311114495X
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    What should be done about cultural property confiscated in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR? This legal appraisal commissioned by the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste (German Lost Art Foundation) enables public institutions and their funding providers to assess the legal position of collection items seized in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR, and identifies legal options for action. Thomas Finkenauer and Jan Thiessen present a compendium classifying 13 case groups along with the historical circumstances of their confiscation and the legal consequences. The report also serves provenance research through this overview, which has not been available in such a form before.

    • First legal compendium on the confiscation of cultural property in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR

    • Legal analysis and regulatory options for action

    • Reference work for provenance research

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