Jayme, Erik Keywords: Art | Art law | Cultural property | Seizure | Restitution | Private international law | Conflict of laws | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT This lecture has three parts, the first one is dedicated to the concept of “narrative norms” and its position within the system of sources of private international law. Narrative norms are different types of norms, laws, principles, that “talk”, they are describing policies. When it comes to applying a law that has been determined, narrative norms play a role to favor of a …

Siehr, Kurt Keywords: Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (Rome, 24 June 1995) | Art | Cultural Heritage | Illicit Commercial Practices | International Trade | Mots clefs: Convention d Unidroit sur les biens culturels volés ou illicitement exportés [Rome, 24 juin 1995] | Objets d art | Patrimoine culturel mobilier | Pratiques commerciales illicites | Commerce international | ABSTRACT Unlike other goods, a work of art is unique. As Kurt Siehr, Professor at the University of Zurich points out, this explains to a large extent the legal…