Was it illegal or illegitimate? Unpacking the acquisition criteria through a gradual approach
(2024) Pressing Matter Biannual Consortium Meeting “Ethical Horizons and Legal Frameworks for Colonial Collections” — Location: Wereldmuseum Leiden
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- Issue of legality or legitimacy is at core of judicial claims If illegal: - restitution claim before a court - violation of which laws? - Laws at the time of acquisition - principle of intertemporality of law - But ”colonial paradox” - hypocrisy of international law If illegitimate: - restitution/return according to moral duty – political agreements – no enforceable obligation except if promised to
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de Clippele, M.-S. (2024). Was it illegal or illegitimate? Unpacking the acquisition criteria through a gradual approach . Pressing Matter Biannual Consortium Meeting “Ethical Horizons and Legal Frameworks for Colonial Collections”, Wereldmuseum Leiden. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/243194