Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp Archives

4 Feb 2021 |

SCOTUS Opinion: Court Thwarts Efforts To Reclaim German Artifacts

During the Weimar Republic, a consortium of German Jewish art dealers purchased a collection of medieval relics known as the Welfenschatz for preservation. When the Nazis took over Germany, they forced the consortium to sell the relics to the government for a third of their value. Heirs of the consortium failed to recover the artifacts in Germany, so they filed ... Read More

TAGGED: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, SCOTUS opinion, Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, domestic takings rule