The Struggle for Justice: Post-WWII Restitution of Richard Morawetz' Art Collection
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P280-0628-2024-14" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P280-0628-2024-14</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P280-0628-2024-14" target="_blank" >10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P280-0628-2024-14</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Struggle for Justice: Post-WWII Restitution of Richard Morawetz' Art Collection
Original language description
This paper examines the post-WWII restitution efforts for the significant art collection of Richard Morawetz, which was deposited in the National Gallery Prague in 1939. Following the family's escape from Czechoslovakia to avoid Nazi persecution, Richard Morawetz engaged in a legal battle after the war to reclaim his art collection. Although his ownership was legally recognised, the artworks remained in the gallery's vaults and were officially confiscated by the state in the 1960s. This research paper focuses on the immediate post-war restitution efforts, detailing the court proceedings and illustrating how state institutions misused laws, specifically Restitution Act No. 128/1946 Coll. and Standing Committee Measure No. 255/1938 Coll., along with alleged tax arrears, in order to retain control over the art pieces. The paper is part of the Charles University SVV No. 260 621 and contributes to a dissertation project on looted art restitution in the Czech Republic.
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Edge of Tomorrow 2: the Next Generation of Legal Historians and Romanists: Collection of Contributions from the 2024 International Legal History Meeting of PhD Students
ISBN
978-80-280-0628-0
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e-ISSN
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Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
217-236
Publisher name
Masaryk University
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
Sep 11, 2024
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
001419021900014