Announcement – Save the Date: Online Workshop on Cross-Border Protection of Cultural Property

Chinese Journal of Transnational Law will hold an online workshop on Cross-Border Protection of Cultural Property on 28 Feb 2025. All are welcome to attend. A Zoom link will be provided closer to the event.

Tentative Programme

Keynote Speakers

•Prof. Christa Roodt, University of Glasgow

•Prof. Zhengxin Huo, China University of Political Science and Law

Speakers and Presentations

•Restitution of Cultural Objects Unethically Acquired During the Colonial Era: The Intersection of Public and Private International Law

Andreas Giorgallis (PGR), University of Glasgow

•The Contribution of Postcolonial Theory to the Cross-Border Protection of Indigenous Cultural Heritage

Eleni Moustaira, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

•From Freedom to Restitution (With Special Focus on Central and Eastern Europe and the Lusophone Community)

Miroslaw Michal Sadowski, University of Strathclyde

•Restitution of Cultural Property in China: In Search of a New Paradigm for Cross-Border Cultural Property Claims

Ruida Chen, China University of Political Science and Law

•Forfeiture and Freezing Orders in Trans-border Cultural Property Litigation

Maggie Fleming Cacot

•Restitution of Stolen Foreign Cultural Property and Hurdles in Choice of Law

Yehya Badr, Yamamah University

•The Issue of Applicable Law in Disputes Arising from Violations of Private Law Regulations on Cultural Properties: The Case of Türkiye

Ekin Hacibekiroglu, Kadir Has University

•Evolving Models of Restitution

Evelien Campfens, University of Amsterdam

•Moving People, Shifting State Borders and the Return of Cultural Property: The Case of Poland

Andrzej Jakubowski, Instytut Nauk Prawnych, Polska Akademia Nauk,

We invite those interested in this important discussion to mark their calendars. More information will be provided soon.