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U.S. Asks Court Not to Sanction Russian Defendants in Chabad Library Case—What Now?

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Restitution, World War II

Casting further doubt on the practical possibility of using the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) to recover cultural artifacts, the U.S. Government has at long last weighed in on the Chabad plaintiffs’ request for contempt sanctions against the Russian defendants, defendants who have defied for more than two years a judgment to return the library of… Continue Reading

Russian Art Embargo News: Chabad Negotiations Over Russian Library Fail, Renewed Request for Contempt Sought

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Collections, Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Restitution, World War II

After months of inactivity and intimations of a possible settlement, the Chabad plaintiffs seeking the return of the Schneerson library have had enough, and have renewed their request to the District Court to sanction the defendants who have not complied with prior orders to return the library.  A brief recap: various Russian state libraries have… Continue Reading