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SUMMARY:Decolonizing Heritage – The Return of Cultural Objects to Africa
DESCRIPTION:An International Law Perspective\n\nConference organized by the
  UNESCO Chair in International Law of the Protection of Cultural Heritage, 
 Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva, and the Department of Public Internat
 ional Law and International Organization, University of Geneva, in partners
 hip with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nat
 ions Oce and other international organizations in Geneva, the Global Studi
 es Institute, University of Geneva, the African Union, and the Internationa
 l Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).\n\nThursday 23 S
 eptember 2021\n\nINAUGURAL LECTURE\n\nWelcome: Prof. Nicolas Levrat, Direct
 or, Global Studies Institute (GSI)\n\nOpening Speech: Prof. Yves Flückiger,
  Rector of the University of Geneva\n\nIntroduction: Gorgui Wade Ndoye, Uni
 ted Nations accredited Journalist, Director of the Pan-African Magazine Con
 tinent Premier\n\nLecture: Prof. Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Director, Instit
 ute of African Studies; Professor of French and of Philosophy, Columbia Uni
 versity, Les objets d’art africains et leurs traductions (online presentati
 on)\n\nDiscussant: Prof. Didier Péclard, Director of the Master in African 
 Studies, Global Studies Institute (GSI)\n\nFriday 23 September 2021\n\nPANE
 L I - CHALLENGES TO THE RETURN OF CULTURAL OBJECTS\n\nChair: Prof. Marc-And
 ré Renold, University of Geneva, UNESCO Chair\n\nH.E. Namira Negm, Legal Co
 unsel and Director of the Office of Legal Affairs, African Union, The Afric
 an Union: policy and action for the return of cultural objects\n\nGeorge Ab
 ungu, Consultant and Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Stud
 ies, The unfinished agenda of decolonization in relation to the return of c
 ultural objects removed during colonialism: policy and practice of African 
 states – online presentation\n\nMarina Schneider, Principal Legal Officer &
  Treaty Depositary, UNIDROIT, The 1995 UNIDROIT Convention and colonial her
 itage – online presentation\n\nDr. Alessandro Chechi, University of Geneva,
  The return of colonial objects and international law\n\nPANEL II - A PANOR
 AMA OF PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS\n\nChair: H.E. Kadra Ahmed Hassan, Permanent Rep
 resentative of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations Oice and othe
 r international organizations in Geneva\n\nIrina Bokova, Former Director-Ge
 neral of UNESCO (2009 – 2017), Cultural diplomacy and the decolonization of
  collections\n\nRobert Peters, Senior Officer, German Federal Foreign Offic
 e, Dealing with collections from colonial contexts: recent developments in 
 Germany\n\nVerhoogt Robert and Boer Maurice, Senior policy officers, Dutch 
 Ministry of Culture, Redressing an injustice. Dutch policy on collections f
 rom a colonial context\n\nCarlo Sommaruga, Council of States, Swiss Parliam
 ent, Le retour des biens coloniaux: Quel rôle pour la Suisse ?\n\nProf. Clé
 mentine Bories, University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, Le retour des biens cult
 urels coloniaux à l’Afrique : l’approche de la France\n\nProf. Carsten Stah
 n, University of Leiden, The return of cultural objets: legal and ethical d
 imensions in museum practices\n\nBoris Wastiau, Director, and Floriane Mori
 n, Curator of the African Department, Ethnographic Museum of Geneva (MEG), 
 Les biens culturels africains conservés au MEG : enjeux et défis\n\nProf. M
 arc-André Renold, Establishing a platform for the diplomacy of cultural her
 itage at the University of Geneva\n\nDISCUSSION\n\nCONCLUSIONS\n\nProf. Mak
 ane Moïse Mbengue, University of Geneva, An action plan for African States\
 n\nLink: Conference website
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