Member of the Mediation-Team for the final settlement of the dispute between the Cantons of Zurich and Saint-Gall regarding cultural goods transferred from Saint-Gall to Zurich during the conflicts of 1712 more
Establishment and Head of the Specialized Body for the International Transfer of Cultural Property as well as the Contact Bureau on Looted Art
Project management for drafting, counsel the government and backing the parliament in the elaboration of the Cultural Property Act 2003 (including ratification of the UNESCO Convention 1970 and the signature of the Unidroit Convention 1995 on illicit traffic); responsible for its implementation: creation and development of the Specialized Body on Transfer of Cultural Objects and the Contact Bureau on Looted Art
Swiss representative in the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation at UNESCO in Paris
Head of delegation at the UNESCO conference in Paris for the drafting of the convention on Cultural Diversity in 2005 more
Head of delegation at the Vilnius International Forum on Holocaust Era Looted Assets in October 2000 more
Member of the Swiss Delegation at the Unidroit conference in Rome in June 1995 as well at the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets in December 1998 (specialist for Looted Art) more
Member of the Board of the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law (Dorigny)
I was lucky to be in the Federal Office of Culture in the Ruth Dreifuss and David Streiff era ... Le Temps - NZZ - Finanz und Wirtschaft
