“Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers!”: Why the United Kingdom Should Respond to Repatriation Claims and the Lesson the United States Can Teach

By: Danielle B. Sinn* 

Abstract 

Throughout human history, imperial powers colonized other countries and, subsequently, took much of their cultural property. Today, previously looted countries actively seek the return of their cultural property while former colonial powers face the decision of whether to return appropriated artifacts and remains. The United States and United Kingdom (U.K.) serve as two juxtaposing case … Read the rest