Posts Tagged ‘Turkey’
Symposium Closing Keynote: Thomas Kline on International Law and the Recovery of Looted Artwork
By: Yvonne Woldeab* A Tale of Two Churches. Thomas Kline shared two parallel stories of precious lost and found (or more accurately, looted and recovered) artworks that have shaped the international art law landscape today. Both stories are set in Cyprus—one in the village of Lysi, and the other in the northern town of Lythrankomi.…
Read MoreSymposium Opening Keynote: Professor Patty Gerstenblith on Looting and Armed Conflict
By: R. Carter Parét* Distinguished Professor Patty Gerstenblith, of DePaul University, delivered a comprehensive and exciting opening keynote address to a packed house of mostly practitioners, students, and American Society of International Law (“ASIL”) members at ASIL’s Tiller House. Prof. Gerstenblith discussed the relationship between looting and armed conflict, specifically the legal safeguards in place…
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