The Concept of Lex Situs and Tangible Movable Properties under Private International Law
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Biruchan Chetia Phukon
Student at Alliance University, Bangalore, India
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DOIttps://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.11486
Abstract
This paper discusses about the concept of movable properties under Private International Laws. It will discuss about rights of ownership over the movable properties under the situation of stolen cultural properties and tax claims over goods in transit. This paper will also discuss about the differing opinions of Courts in United States and England as well as principle of Lex Rai Sitae and its application under different circumstances. In addition to this, the important provisions of UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, 1995 have been analysed as well.
Keywords
Conflict of Laws
Lex Rae Sitae
Lex Domiclii
stolen cultural property
bona fide purchase
goods in transit
movable properties.
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