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Archaeological and/or Historic Valuable Shipwrecks in International Waters
Eke Boesten
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Description for Archaeological and/or Historic Valuable Shipwrecks in International Waters
Paperback. Focuses on the search for a global legal framework that covers activities affecting archaeological and/or historic valuable shipwrecks. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HDR; LBBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 44.
In this book the author focuses on the search for a global legal framework that covers activities affecting archaeological and/or historic valuable shipwrecks in waters beyond national jurisdiction. Three regimes are investigated as to their applicability: The Law of the Sea Convention 1982; the system of admiralty law as adapted to these particular circumstances and used by US courts; and the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. When analysing the relevant articles of the regimes, additional critical commentary is provided.
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In this book the author focuses on the search for a global legal framework that covers activities affecting archaeological and/or historic valuable shipwrecks in waters beyond national jurisdiction. Three regimes are investigated as to their applicability: The Law of the Sea Convention 1982; the system of admiralty law as adapted to these particular circumstances and used by US courts; and the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. When analysing the relevant articles of the regimes, additional critical commentary is provided.
This volume provides policy-makers, commercial explorers, archaeologists, scholars and studentswith an overview of the ... Read more
Specific to this book:
- Examines the search for a balance between shipwrecks as cultural heritage and as an economic resource
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
The Hague, Netherlands
ISBN
9789067041478
SKU
V9789067041478
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99-15
About Eke Boesten
Eke Boesten is currently working as an independent legal consultant in the fields of Maritime Cultural Heritage and the Law of the Sea. She was formerly associated with the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague, The Netherlands, where she conducted her research for this book.
Reviews for Archaeological and/or Historic Valuable Shipwrecks in International Waters
'[...] I am convinced that not only academic lawyers but certainly practicing lawyers involved in admiralty law and in law of the sea will be most thankful for the valuable legal research which will be of use to them.' From the Preface by Professor Dr. Eddy Somers of Ghent University