Maritime legacies and the law : effective legal governance of WWI wrecks /
Forrest, Craig,
Maritime legacies and the law : effective legal governance of WWI wrecks / Craig Forrest, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia. - xiv, 318 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The war at sea -- The legacy -- The legal framework -- Legacy wrecks as objects of salvage -- Legacy wrecks as threats -- Legacy wrecks as historical and archaeological sites -- Legacy wrecks as memorials and maritime war graves -- The UK and the UCH Convention [Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention] -- The future.
This book examines the legal challenges surrounding shipwrecks from the World War I that remain on the seabed around the world. These wrecks are important because they serve as historical artifacts, archaeological sites, war graves and sometimes environmental hazards.
9781784717247 (hardback)
Underwater archaeology--Law and legislation.
Shipwrecks--Law and legislation.
World War, 1914-1918--Law and legislation.
K3791 / FOR
Maritime legacies and the law : effective legal governance of WWI wrecks / Craig Forrest, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia. - xiv, 318 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The war at sea -- The legacy -- The legal framework -- Legacy wrecks as objects of salvage -- Legacy wrecks as threats -- Legacy wrecks as historical and archaeological sites -- Legacy wrecks as memorials and maritime war graves -- The UK and the UCH Convention [Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention] -- The future.
This book examines the legal challenges surrounding shipwrecks from the World War I that remain on the seabed around the world. These wrecks are important because they serve as historical artifacts, archaeological sites, war graves and sometimes environmental hazards.
9781784717247 (hardback)
Underwater archaeology--Law and legislation.
Shipwrecks--Law and legislation.
World War, 1914-1918--Law and legislation.
K3791 / FOR