A few international databases, such as The Art Loss Register, Carabinieri’s Leonardo or the INTERPOL one are increasingly developing their services and offering the general public specific tools to research looted artifacts. Although government authorities do always keep an eye on looted artifacts, the theft of art and antiquities cannot be easily identified by an interested buyer. Can legal claims satisfy quickly and effectively the need of the parties to settle an art-dispute? Has a tribunal the right expertise on such a specific matter? The attentive analysis of the art market evidences the percentage of illicit trade on art, which reached up to US$ 9.1 billion in 2017. This article considers the legal difficulties associated with the restitution of looted-art, keeping a specific focus on the return of archaeological artifacts and antiquities.
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