The uploaded legislation focuses on the regulation surrounding the return and transfer of stolen or illegally exported cultural objects. This legislation aims to uphold the international agreements concerning cultural heritage protection and to ensure the repatriation of significant cultural artifacts to their rightful owners or countries.
The law sets out clear definitions and conditions under which cultural objects must be returned if they have been stolen or illegally exported. It emphasizes the importance of adhering to the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, to which Denmark is a signatory. The legislation mandates the return of cultural objects upon request from a state party, provided the objects were removed in violation of the requesting state’s laws on cultural heritage protection.
Additionally, the law outlines the responsibilities and conditions for compensation. The state requesting the return must compensate the current possessor for the loss unless it is proven that the possessor was aware, or should have been aware, of the illicit nature of the acquisition. Special provisions are included for cultural objects of significant communal, sacred, or ritual importance to indigenous or tribal communities.
