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MFA and Harvard To Keep Iranian Antiquities, FSIA/Seizure Questions for Museums Left Unanswered

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Antiquities, Cultural Property, Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Museums, Restitution

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a win for the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Harvard University concerning possession of a number of Iranian antiquities.  The ruling left open, however, some interesting questions about the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).  In particular, the First Circuit did not have to rule on whether antiquities… Continue Reading