https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8503-7029
Afolasade A. Adewumi holds a PhD in Heritage Law. She is a Reader in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law. She teaches Cultural Property Law, Human Rights Law, and the Nigerian Legal System. She is a member of international and national organizations on heritage matters. She served as an international heritage expert to Malawi at the National Workshop on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis between 6 and 10 February 2017. She has been a member of the Steering Committee for the Drafting of the White Papers on Cultural Heritage – International Law Association – 150 YEARS – PARIS 2023. She has widely published in learned journals and textbook editorials. She is the Nigerian expert member for ICOMOS in the International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI).
Afolasade A. Adewumi
Santander Art and Culture Law Review, 2/2023 (9), 2023, s. 143 - 166
https://doi.org/10.4467/2450050XSNR.23.026.18646Over the years, our perspective on cultural heritage has undergone changes. The field has become more diverse, requiring solution-focused approaches to address the underlying problems associated with cultural heritage. One significant challenge is the issue of restitution, which is considered a major failure of international cultural heritage law. How can international cultural heritage law completely heal historical wounds instead of merely offering empty hopes to those who have suffered? Simply acknowledging past wrongs by offending states is insufficient, and it does not align with the fundamental legal principle that where there is a wrong, there should be a remedy (ubi jus ibi remedium). Despite the considerable growth in the jurisprudence of international cultural heritage law, there remains a pressing need to consolidate the legal framework to facilitate the restitution of stolen or looted cultural objects. This article argues that the prohibition of plunder and pillage of cultural property constitutes a jus cogens rule of international law. Its violation therefore gives rise to an unconditional obligation to restitute such property.
Afolasade A. Adewumi
Santander Art and Culture Law Review, 2/2024 (10), 2024, s. 209 - 226
https://doi.org/10.4467/2450050XSNR.24.018.20829