The protection of the underwater cultural heritage : before and after the 2001 UNESCO Convention /

"The 2001 UNESCO Convention on the protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage represents a major step forward in the field of international law. New archaeological rules as well as a comprehensive co-operation system among the States concerned are set up by the new convention. Despite the n...

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Group Author: Garabello, Roberta; Scovazzi, Tullio
Published: M. Nijhoff,
Publisher Address: Leiden :
Publication Dates: [2003]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Publications on ocean development ; volume 41
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Summary: "The 2001 UNESCO Convention on the protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage represents a major step forward in the field of international law. New archaeological rules as well as a comprehensive co-operation system among the States concerned are set up by the new convention. Despite the negative attitude assumed by a few States at the moment of voting of the text of the Convention, this new international instrument is welcomed by the great majority of States."--BOOK JACKET.
Carrier Form: xi, 292 : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292).
ISBN: 9789041122032
9041122036
Index Number: K3791
CLC: D993.5
D912.1
Call Number: D912.1/P967-1
Contents: Part 1. The regime of underwater cultural heritage before the 2001 UNESCO Convention. A contradictory and counterproductive regime / Tullio Scovazzi -- The application of "salvage law and other rules of admiralty" to the underwater cultural heritage: some relevant cases / Tullio Scovazzi -- pt. 2. The 2001 UNESCO Convention. Negotiating the Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage: myths and reality / Ariel W. Gonzalez -- The negotiating history of the provisions of the Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage / Roberta Garabello -- The crucial compromise on salvage law and the law of fi