文物返还互惠协议评析

A Comment on the Mutually Beneficial Agreement on the Return of Cultural Objects

作为解决文物返还国际争议的一种合作型策略,文物返还互惠协议在明确文物来源国对争议文物享有所有权的同时,要求其作出承诺,将同种类别和价值的其他文物租借给移交该文物的博物馆等收藏机构并号召双方在更广阔的领域开展文物交流。互惠返还协议兼顾了文物国家主义与国际主义的利益需求,为文物返还争议的解决提供了一个可供选择的理想方案。

The mutually beneficial agreement on return cultural relics is a cooperative approach to resolve international disputes over the return of cultural relics. It clarifies the relics-originated countries enjoy ownership of disputed cultural objects. At the same time, the agreement stipulates relics-originated countries should make commitment to allow cultural relics of the same value or kind could be loaned or transferred to relics-currently-collected museums＂ or organizations. This agreement also calls for deeper and wider cooperation on cultural relic＇s exchange. Taking both the interests of cultural nationalism and cultural internationalism into consideration, it serves as an optional but ideal solution to disputes over the return of cultural relics.