Nazi-looted art and the law : the American cases /: the American cases. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bruce L. Hay.
• Other Names: Hay, Bruce L
• Contents: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Restitution Litigation in American Courts""; ""1.1.1 Claims Against Public Museums""; ""1.1.2 Claims Against Private Collectors""; ""1.1.3 Claims Against Foreign States""; ""1.2 This Labyrinthine Proceeding""; ""1.2.1 Domestic Law""; ""1.2.2 International Law""; ""1.2.3 Conflicts of Law""; ""1.2.4 Substantive Law""; ""1.2.5 Questions of Fact""; ""1.3 Approach of this Book""; ""References""; ""Cases""; ""Chapter 2: United States v. Portrait of Wally""; ""2.1 Background""; ""2.2 Proceedings""; ""2.3 Threshold Questions"" ""2.3.1 Treaty Obligations""""2.3.2 International Comity""; ""2.3.3 Laches""; ""2.3.4 Fair Notice""; ""2.4 Merits of the Forfeiture Claim""; ""2.4.1 Burdens of Proof""; ""2.4.2 The PaintingÂś Theft""; ""2.4.3 Postwar Transfers""; ""2.4.3.1 Recovery by Occupation Forces and Transfer to Austrian Authorities""; ""2.4.3.2 Restitution Proceeding Against Welz""; ""2.4.3.3 Transfer to the Belvedere""; ""2.4.3.4 Prescriptive Possession Under Austrian Law""; ""2.4.4 The MuseumÂś Knowledge""; ""2.5 Epilogue""; ""References""; ""Cases""; ""Chapter 3: Altmann v. Republic of Austria"" ""3.1 Background""""3.2 Proceedings""; ""3.3 Evolution of Foreign State Immunity""; ""3.4 Temporal Reach of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act""; ""3.4.1 The Lower Courts""; ""3.4.2 The Supreme Court""; ""3.5 Expropriation Exception to State Immunity""; ""3.6 Remaining Issues""; ""3.7 Epilogue""; ""References""; ""Cases""; ""Chapter 4: Westfield v. Federal Republic of Germany""; ""4.1 Background""; ""4.2 Proceedings""; ""4.3 Commercial Activity Exception to Foreign State Immunity""; ""4.4 Nazi Confiscation as Commercial Activity""; ""4.4.1 General Principles"" ""4.4.2 Property Seizure Cases""""4.4.3 The District Court Ruling""; ""4.5 Direct and Indirect Effects""; ""4.5.1 General Principles""; ""4.5.2 Points of Comparison""; ""4.5.3 The Court of Appeals Ruling""; ""4.6 Epilogue""; ""References""; ""Cases""; ""Chapter 5: Orkin v. Taylor""; ""5.1 Background""; ""5.2 Proceedings""; ""5.3 Rights of Action Under Federal Law""; ""5.3.1 The Jurisprudence of Implied Rights of Action""; ""5.3.2 The Holocaust Victims Redress Act""; ""5.4 The Statute of Limitations""; ""5.4.1 The California Discovery Rule""; ""5.4.2 The Court of Appeals Ruling"" ""5.5 Epilogue""""References""; ""Cases""; ""Chapter 6: Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art""; ""6.1 Background""; ""6.2 Proceedings""; ""6.3 Constitutionality of State Time Extensions""; ""6.3.1 The 2002 California Legislation""; ""6.3.2 Principles of Foreign Affairs Preemption""; ""6.3.3 Preemption of the California Legislation""; ""6.4 Federal Preemption of State Substantive Law""; ""6.4.1 Current Federal Policy""; ""6.4.2 Compatibility with State Law Claims""; ""6.5 Title to the Artwork""; ""6.5.1 Choice of Law""; ""6.5.2 Ownership Under Dutch Law""; ""6.6 Epilogue""; ""References""""Cases""
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (274 pages)
• Subjects: 940.53/1422; 340; Law; World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Europe; Art thefts -- Europe -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Claims; Restitution; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Reparations; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Law; Art thefts; Confiscations; Restitution; War reparations; Law -- International; Art -- Criticism & Theory; International law; Art forms; Fine arts; Europe; Electronic books; Claims; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319649672; 3319649671
• Related ISBNs: 3319649663; 9783319649665
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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