Bionicbawl t1_j4jdfju wrote
Reply to comment by The_Wisest_Wizard in ‘When something like this comes up where we’re both excited, but also that sorrowful that we lost so much.’ — A Māori tribe in New Zealand is calling for the return of treasured artefacts listed for sale by the auction house Sotheby’s by marketrent
You can legally bestow property on someone for just a “named person’s” lifetime. Then it’s required to be given to either an owner, their heirs, or a designated individual. It’s not uncommon.
Additionally there are more and more laws being made internationally in support of repatriation of indigenous artifacts to still existing peoples.
The_Wisest_Wizard t1_j4je1k7 wrote
Right but that's not what allegedly happened here. I don't know the laws here but I'm guessing either a statute of frauds equivalent or rule against perpetuities equivalent would make this request non-binding.
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