Provenance research is an invaluable tool for addressing past cultural injustices and wrongs against individuals, groups, and communities that have been subjected to genocidal acts and legislation, colonial exploitation, and discriminatory practices. The webinar discussed the significance and practice of provenance research in ensuring justice for victims of the Holocaust, colonialism, and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples.
The webinar facilitated a debate on the return of cultural objects, bringing together experts from different fields to identify shared pathways for advocacy.
Roundtable, followed by a Q&A session.
Speakers:
- Afolasade A. Adewumi, Reader, Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ibadan
- Evelien Campfens, Lecturer of Cultural Heritage Law, University of Amsterdam
- Tess Davis, Executive Director, Antiquities Coalition Rebecca Tsosie, Regents Professor, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
- Andrzej Jakubowski (moderator), Vice-Chair of the ASIL Cultural Heritage and Arts Interest Group, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Lucas Lixinski (moderator), Co-Convenor of the Interest Group on International Law of Culture of the European Society of International Law, University of New South Wales
