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Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Art Law Report to Present Paper in Maastricht, the Netherlands

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Events, Restitution, World War II

I will be in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on March 24-25, 2013 at the Art and Heritage Law Conference to present my forthcoming paper to be published in the Special Issue of Transnational Dispute Management, “Art and Heritage Disputes.”  The paper (and my presentation) will re-assess the effectiveness of American litigation in the last 15 years… Continue Reading

Bi-Partisan Sponsors for Senate Bill 2212 Sign On

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act, Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Legislation, Restitution, Senate Bill 2212

Bi-partisan momentum appears to be gathering for Senate Bill 2212, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (a bill that would clarify an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in respect to the loan of cultural artifacts).  After Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) signed on as a co-sponsor on November 27, 2012, others have followed.  In… Continue Reading