O'Connell, Anna (2008) The United Kingdom's immunity from seizure legislation. LSE law, society and economy working papers (20-2008). Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
The UK's Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has introduced legislation to provide immunity from seizure for cultural objects on temporary loan from other countries to approved museums and galleries in the UK. The legislation is aimed at facilitating the cross-border lending of objects and bringing the UK into line with other countries such as the United States, France and Germany, that already afford such legal immunity. In the absence of immunity legislation in the UK, many museums and private lenders had been reluctant to loan their objects because of the risk that they might be seized by creditors seeking to settle financial disputes or by claimants contesting ownership of the works. This article examines whether the new law will be effective to provide museums and lenders with the protection they have been hoping for and asks whether it goes too far in depriving claimants of legal rights and remedies.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/wps/wps1.htm |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 The Author |
| Divisions: | Law |
| Subjects: | K Law > KD England and Wales A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2009 15:59 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:07 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/24583 |
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