Maritime legacies and the law : effective legal governance of WWI wrecks / Craig Forrest, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia.

By:

Forrest, Craig [author.]

Material type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781784717247 (hardback)

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LOC classification:

K3791 FOR

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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