w88 casino News Network (provided by the Law w88 casino)On May 15, the academic seminar on “International Legislation for Orphan Cultural Relics—Interdisciplinary Dialogue” sponsored by the Institute of Palace Studies of the Palace Museum and hosted by the Institute of Ming and Qing History was successfully held in the multi-purpose hall of the Zhaoxiang Institute of the Palace Museum. This seminar is sponsored byJi Wenhua, Professor of Law w88 casino of w88 casino、Zhang Jianhong, Research Librarian of the Palace MuseumServed as the keynote speaker, byDolimei, Director and Research Librarian of the Institute of Ming and Qing History at the Palace MuseumThe host has attracted the attention of many people in the industry and scholars.
Orphan cultural relics refer to cultural properties whose origins are unknown or whose circulation history is interrupted, making it difficult to determine their legal ownership. This type of cultural relics is different from stolen or illegally exported cultural relics in terms of legal protection and w88 circulation. Currently, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is conducting research and institutional exploration on the legal attributes and cross-border circulation of orphan cultural relics, and promoting preparations for possible international legislation.Professor Ji Wenhua is the China liaison of UNIDROIT and has profound attainments in the fields of foreign-related rule of law and other fields. As a Chinese expert in the UNIDROIT Orphan Cultural Relics Legislation Working Group, Research Librarian Zhang Jianhong plays an important role in providing advice and suggestions. Against this background, this interdisciplinary seminar is of positive significance. It not only stimulates new ideas and insights, but also greatly enhances the international relevance and influence of the University of International w88 and Economics’ law and the research on the Palace Museum.
In the keynote speech,Professor Ji WenhuaIntroduced the important responsibilities, international influence and legislative characteristics of UNIDROIT as the main international commercial private law unification organization, pointing out that its legislative practice in private law fields such as contracts, guarantees, and cultural relics provides important reference for various countries, and its expert legislative characteristics also provide precious opportunities for scholars from various countries to participate in the global rule of law. It focused on introducing the legislative background, main legal framework and institutional norms of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects. Professor Ji Wenhua also put forward preliminary thoughts on China and Chinese scholars’ strengthening participation in UNIDROIT work.
Zhang Jianhong Research LibrarianReviewed the process of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law's handling of issues such as illegal transfers of cultural relics and their return and restitution, described the process of proposing the issue of international legislation on orphan cultural relics and the focus of disagreement or controversy in the discussions of the Orphan Cultural Relics Working Group, and proposed thoughts and prospects for the next step of research.
In this seminar, Professor Ji Wenhua also led the student research team of the w88 casino Law w88 casino to participate in the meeting and arranged for members to report and speak, which had a very good effect in cultivating talents.Zhou Han, a 2024 international law graduate student at the w88 casino, introduced the main contents of Document No. 2 released at the third meeting of the UNIDROIT Orphan Cultural Relics Working Group. Three undergraduate students from the Class of 2022, Wei Lin, Sun Yazhan, and Zhang Yingxuan, respectively reported on the regulations and practices of researching the origin of orphan cultural relics and due diligence, from the perspectives of research institutions and national practices, transaction entities, museums, and cultural relic acquirers/collectors. Wu Aijie, a doctoral student in international law, analyzed and introduced the relevant responses to the newly revised "Cultural Relics Protection Law" in 2024 focusing on the issue of "orphan cultural relics".
This interdisciplinary seminar held an in-depth discussion around the special type of cultural relics "orphan cultural relics". The participating speakers shared their opinions from different perspectives such as law and cultural relics. It not only demonstrated the research strength of the University of w88 and Economics in the field of international cultural relics law, but also established a good academic research and training platform. In the future, our institute will continue to promote such interdisciplinary academic exchanges with the Palace Museum and other units, improve the quality of training foreign-related legal talents, and improve my country's ability to participate in international legal affairs.
