International Protection of Cultural Goods under the viewpoint of Czech, International and European Union Law

Abstract

The paper mentions problems connected with the return of works of art, defines basic notions and regulations in the international protection of of cultural goods under the viewpoint of Czech, international and European Union Law, and outlines possible regulations of this issue in the Czech private international law.

Keywords

• cultural goods
• cultural heritage
• international protection of cultural goods
• private international law
• UNIDROIT convention
• UNESCO convention
• protection of cultural goods in European Union