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DESCRIPTION:During the Holocaust\, priceless artworks were stolen from Jewi
 sh families by the Nazis. Among these collections were artworks by Kandins
 ky\, Picasso\, Degas\, Vermeer\, Caravaggio and Klimt. Many other valuable
  sculptures and ancient artefacts were also looted.\n\nJoin the McGill Art
  Law Association (MALA) student club and the McGill Jewish Law Students' A
 ssociation (JLSA)\, as we discuss art restitution as a mechanism of transi
 tional justice to redress the legacies of the Holocaust’s human rights abu
 ses.\n\nOur panelists Yael M. Weitz\, Emmanuelle Polack\, and Nicholas M. 
 O'Donnell have all been significantly involved in the legal and investigat
 ive aspects of these claims.\n\nPlease register to receive the Zoom link.
 \n\nAbout the speakers\n\nYael M. Weitz is an art restitution lawyer and c
 ounsel for the recovery of hundreds of Nazi-looted artworks stolen from re
 nowned Dutch art collector and dealer Jacques Goudstikker.\n\nEmmanuelle P
 olack is an art historian and the author of The Art Market Under Occupatio
 n - 1940-1944. She was commissioned by the Louvre to trace Nazi stolen art
  in their collection.\n\nNicholas M. O'Donnell is an art restitution lawye
 r\, and the author of A Tragic Fate: Law and Ethics in the Battle Over Naz
 i-Looted Art. He is lead counsel for the restitution of the Guelph Treasur
 e.\n\nThis event is eligible for inclusion as 1.5 hours of continuing lega
 l education as reported by members of the Barreau du Québec.\n
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LOCATION:Online event.
SUMMARY:Art Restitution & the Holocaust: A Panel on Transitional Justice
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/event/art-restitution-holocaust-pane
 l-transitional-justice-325713
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