Francis FitzGibbon is a QC. He is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.
As calls grow for the return of objects acquired during the colonial era, the assessment of claims requires an independent process
December 2024
Sameer Rahim
Apollo
Elise Morton
Edward Behrens
Ben Street
Lauren Kane
Sukhdev Sandhu
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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We need a fair and formal process for restitution claims – but what would that look like?
As calls grow for the return of objects acquired during the colonial era, the assessment of claims requires an independent process