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- Title: Protecting Antiquities and Saving the Universal Museum: A Necessary Compromise Between the Conflicting Ideologies of Cultural Property.
- Author : Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 351 KB
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The debate over ownership of antiquities is not a new conflict. Nationalists insist that all cultural items discovered within the legal borders of a nation belong to that nation and its people. Conversely, internationalists assert that antiquities are the property of people universally. Despite the ratification of international treaties and tremendous efforts toward reform, internationalists and nationalists are still unable to reconcile their opinions to the detriment of both viewpoints. Archaeologists and art-rich nations continue to struggle with looting and the illicit market, while universal museums worry about licitly expanding their collections to ensure a complete view of the world's history. This Note examines the struggle between these divergent viewpoints and proposes some solutions to aid in reaching a compromise, which will ensure the legal and universal appreciation of culture and history worldwide. "The battle over ancient treasures is, at its base, a conflict over identity, and over the right to reclaim the objects that are its tangible symbols. At a time when East and West wage pitched battle over fundamental notions of identity..., antiquities have become yet another weapon in this clash of cultures, another manifestation of the yawning divide. And ironically, it undermines the very purpose of cultural exchange, of building bridges and furthering mutual understanding." (1)