01614cam a2200277 i 4500 GSU 20260619090218.0 190729s2019 enk b 001 0 eng 9781784717247 (hardback) DLC eng rda GSU GSU K3791 FOR Forrest, Craig, author. Maritime legacies and the law : effective legal governance of WWI wrecks / Craig Forrest, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, ©2019 xiv, 318 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Underwater archaeology Law and legislation. Shipwrecks Law and legislation. World War, 1914-1918 Law and legislation. lcc BK K3791 K FOR 0 2788 2788 0 0 lcc 0 0 GC GSULE GSULE GEN 2026-06-18 B A I 05742 0 K3791 FOR 50000006957 2026-06-18 19:30:14 1 2026-06-18 BK