TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forrest,Craig
TI  - Maritime legacies and the law: effective legal governance of WWI wrecks 
SN  - 9781784717247 (hardback)
AV  - K3791 FOR
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA
PB  - Edward Elgar Publishing
KW  - Underwater archaeology
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Shipwrecks
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -