Greece Rules Out Suing British Museum Over Elgin Marbles
- 2015-07-07
- The New York Times
Stepping back from a fight with Britain over ownership of the so-called Elgin marbles, the Greek culture minister has declared that Athens will not pursue legal action to settle the bitter, decades-old dispute, despite the advice of international lawyers.
The move comes after a team of human rights lawyers in London, including Amal Clooney, told Greece in a 150-page report this week that suing the British government would offer the best chance of retrieving the sculptures if Britain rejected additional formal Greek requests to return them.