[parl_match]

There have been many articles written about this, you should read them. But in some of the more egregious cases, I would ask you this: how do you sue a government for plundered art when the government has passed laws that prevent you from suing the government?

[beaeglebeached]

You're talking about publicly possessed (stolen or not) art where the public won't vote to allow consideration of patriating the art abroad?

[parl_match]

You said lawsuit. In many countries, a lawsuit is not feasible.

[beaeglebeached]

I said sue, not lawsuit. In some countries you use a lawsuit. In others, it merely means to seek legal redress such as petitioning a dictator.

[parl_match]

Suing is the same as bringing a lawsuit. You're ineffectually splitting hairs. Still likely not effective. What's your point?

[beaeglebeached]

You've pointed to 'many' countries and also to laws stopping this. Now you've evaluated likelihood. Since you were able to drive a likelihood calculus, what specific laws were you calculating against?

[yial]

Not who you’re responding to but laws that govern this: Multinational:

Hague Convention of 1907

1970 UNESCO

1995 UNIDROIT

US:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieber_Code

2004 HR1047 section 204.

(Those are more about stopping theft / destruction- not return.)

UK:

Except for human tissue, it’s basically not legally regulated.

Australia:

No laws. There is a government program for aboriginal art and remains.

But as an example, Egypt frequently requests the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum.

[vkou]

Impose tariffs on their exports.