"A Signature at Gunpoint" – Reframing Forced Sales and Sales Under Duress in Nazi-Looted Art Disputes
Adopting a statute or amendment that affords claimants in Nazi-looted art disputes a rebuttable presumption of duress would: (1) continue to effectuate U.S. policy on Nazi-looted art disputes; (2) account for the historical landscape and realities of Nazi persecution underlying such transactions; and (3) encourage future Nazi-looted art claims and support their resolution on the merits.