Die Grenzen der Vindikationsverjährung bei Kulturgütern

The immaterial interests of a cultural property owner are not adequately protected for lack of suitable civil law standards. In particular, the 30-year limitation period for cultural property is not an appropriate solution. Due to the statute of limitations, only a nudum ius remains in the hands of the owner, which represents an insufficient protection for the cultural property even after 30 years. A constitutional interpretation of the vindication limitation fails due to the clear intention of the BGB legislator.
The thesis examines to what extent de lege lata and de lege ferenda the bona fide acquisition, acquisitive prescription as well as the limitation of lost cultural property in the sense of § 2 No. 1 KGSG can be restricted.