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July 1, 2026LawsOpen Access

Tracing Legitimacy in the Art Market: Evaluating Thirty Years of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention

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MIMaria Anna IosifidouISIrini A. Stamatoudi

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Overview

This article examines the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention's effect on cultural property, highlighting its implications for market legitimacy.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the influence of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on the legitimacy of acquiring cultural goods after thirty years.
  • Analysis of the Convention's impact on risk, responsibility, and evidentiary burden in the art market.
  • Review of legal frameworks in both civil-law and common-law systems regarding cultural property.
  • Discussion on the Convention's effectiveness in light of limited ratification by states.
  • The Convention has notably redefined relationships among possessors, intermediaries, and source states.
  • It has shifted focus from transactional security to an affirmative standard of due diligence.
  • Limited state ratification constrains the Convention's overall effectiveness in enforcing foreign public laws.

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Iosifidou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44aedf5cd2549c8bc4407chttps://doi.org/10.3390/laws15040064
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