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Curious about this too actually. The closest “easy” thing would be a statutory claim I think. But you can’t make it if the debt is over 6 years old. https://www.gov.uk/statutory-demands It appears you can sue for the return of property in civil court. https://www.askthe.police.uk/view-category/?id=2ec7e112-6ad2... I’m
Sure though there’s complexity that make all of that not relevant if it’s a country suing. Usually international treaty comes into place when things are international. However, some interesting cases against the British museum. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/a-uk-heritage-group-wi... https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/world/europe/greece-briti... There’s a whole book on this dispute from a litigator. https://www.elginism.com/elgin-marbles/why-dont-we-just-sue-... And the British museum policy on giving back objects.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/De... Finally, it looks like
The government may be preventing this. They may have been acted upon in 2005? And also https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2022... However, this may answer all your questions. https://davidallengreen.com/2021/05/the-british-museum-loote... |