Attorney-General v British Museum – 27.05.2005

Case
Case number
[2005] EWHC 1089 (Ch)
Country
  • United Kingdom
Case Description

Looted art – concerns drawings formerly in the possession of a Jewish collector that are now held by the British Museum – the court finds that returning the drawings also on the grounds of moral obligations is contrary to law

s.3(4) British Museum Act 1963

Name of Court
High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
Date of decision
May 27, 2005
Subjects
  • Restitution
  • Stolen Art
Type of Court
  • Court of first instance
Area of Law
  • Civil Law
Year
  • 2005
Generated ID
RVZ5111-3874
Geolocation

Latitude: 51.5142

Longitude: -0.11348

Geolocation
Source
BAILII, jew* OR antisem* OR zion* OR holocaust OR anti-semit* OR sabbath OR synagogue OR nazi OR swastika OR israel* OR nationalsocialist
PDF
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Link
https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2005/1089.html&query=jew.+OR+antisem.+OR+zion.+OR+holocaust+OR+anti-semit.+OR+sabbath+OR+synagogue+OR+nazi+OR+swastika+OR+israel.+OR+nationalsocialist#disp1