The article discusses the complicated situation of post-German cultural property held within Poland’s borders after the Second World War. On 2 August 1945, ‘the Big Three’ decided a new layout of power within Europe. They reached an agreement that Silesia, Pomerania, the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk), and part of East Prussia (Regained Territories) along with all the property which had been left on site, should be a part of Poland. One of the post-war priorities of the Polish Government was to regulate the legal status of post-German cultural property left within these newly-delineated borders. Although the Second World War ended in 1945, there was still a threat that the majority of post-German property could be devastated, destroyed, or even looted. There are some documented cases where such cultural property was seized inter alia by the Red Army and then transported to Russia. Since 1945, Russian museums have exhibited many of these pieces of art. This article addresses the question concerning the legal status of post-German cultural property in light of public international law. Furthermore, the article responds to the question, whether Poland is entitled to restitution of post-German cultural property looted from the Regained Territories.

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波兰境内持有的后德国文化财产背景下的国际公法。一个复杂的情况或只是一个解决方案？

文章讨论了二战后波兰境内所持有的后德国文化财产的复杂情况。1945 年 8 月 2 日，“三巨头”决定在欧洲进行新的权力布局。他们达成协议，西里西亚、波美拉尼亚、但泽自由市（格但斯克）和东普鲁士的一部分（重新获得的领土）以及留在现场的所有财产都应属于波兰的一部分。波兰政府的战后优先事项之一是规范在这些新划定的边界内留下的后德国文化财产的法律地位。尽管第二次世界大战于 1945 年结束，但仍然存在大部分后德意志财产可能遭到破坏、毁坏甚至抢劫的威胁。有一些记录在案的此类文化财产被没收的案例除其他外由红军运往俄罗斯。自 1945 年以来，俄罗斯博物馆展出了许多此类艺术品。本文从国际公法角度探讨后德国文化财产的法律地位问题。此外，文章还回答了波兰是否有权归还从重新获得的领土掠夺的后德国文化财产的问题。