Publication at Faculty of Law |
2023
Abstract
This presentation is a legal analysis of how Austria regulated the restitution of cultural property after World War II. Therefore, its focus lies on both historical and contemporary legislation, also considering the social context and historical circumstances under which specific legislation was adopted.
The final part is dedicated to the exemplary case of the restitution of Gustav Klimt's painting The Woman in Gold, which, among other things, opened up a way to file lawsuits in the U.S.A. against foreign states holding Nazi-Looted Art in their collections.