Forrest, Craig, <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781784717247 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Underwater archaeology--Law and legislation.<br/>Shipwrecks--Law and legislation.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Law and legislation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K3791  / FOR