Goethe University’s law school continues its tradition of running a Summer Programme on German and International Arbitration. It is for those wanting to learn more about commercial arbitration: Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Art Law: Application of Nama Traditional Leaders Association Fails in Stuttgart Court
The Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerichtshof) of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg had to deal with an application of the Nama Traditional Leaders Association regarding the return of historic items that once belonged to Hendrik Wittboi. Witbooi (c. 1830 – 1905) was a chief of the Nama or ǀKhowesin people in present-day Namibia – German South West Africa (Deutsch Südwestafrika) at the time. He is regarded as one of the national heroes of Namibia, having lead the 1904 fight against German colonial rule.