Confronting Colonial Objects

ISBN-13: 9780192868121 / Twarda / 2024 / 568 str.

Carsten (Professor of International Criminal Law and Global

Recenzje

Just as colonized peoples resisted colonialism by using the occupier's law to claim some rights, so they now use law to reclaim their cultural artefacts and human remains in western museums after winning independence. In this comprehensive and exacting study, Carsten Stahn traces this long-term process, and proposes 'relational cultural justice' principles to inform current restitution controversies. Sensitive to the voices 'from below' and conscious of the legal dilemmas confronting western institutions, Confronting Colonial Objects is essential reading for all parties.

O autorze

Carsten Stahn is Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at the Leiden Law School and Queen's University Belfast. He is former Legal Officer at the ICC and author/editor of 17 books and over 80 articles in international law and international justice. He holds a PhD and Habilitation from Humboldt University Berlin. He received the Ciardi Prize of the International Society for Military Law and multiple research grants from the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) on Post-Conflict Justice and jus post bellum.