Underwater Cultural Heritage and International Law

ISBN-13: 9780521842310 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 440 str.

Sarah Dromgoole

Opis

The first full-scale study of the international legal framework governing underwater cultural heritage to be published in nearly two decades.

Recenzje

'[This] book is well written and clear even for the layman. It is full of references, well indexed and includes useful abbreviations … a key study tool for maritime law students and professional maritime archaeologists. It would also be a very useful reference book in the libraries of companies in the maritime sector.' Garry Momber, Underwater Technology

Spis treści

1. The evolution of international law on underwater cultural heritage; 2. Defining underwater cultural heritage; 3. Ownership and other interests in underwater cultural heritage; 4. Sunken state vessels and aircraft; 5. Application of salvage law and the law of finds; 6. Commercial exploitation of underwater cultural heritage; 7. Rights, jurisdiction and duties under general international law; 8. UNESCO Convention 2001: jurisdictional mechanisms; 9. UNESCO Convention 2001: implementation issues; 10. UNESCO Convention 2001: further matters; Final reflections.