The countries that have amassed all the looted and stolen treasures have laws and legal institutions, such as limitations and extinctive prescriptions, which would thwart most lawsuits seeking the return of the artifacts.

那些大量收藏了所有被掠夺和被盗宝藏的国家都有相应的法规和法律制度，例如限制和灭绝规定，这将挫败大多数寻求归还文物的诉讼。