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Book Review Book Review Shipwrecked Heritage: A Commentary on the UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage by Patrick J. O’Keefe (Institute of Art and Law, Leicester, UK, 2002) ISBN 1–903987–01–6; xxx + 206 pp.; Softcover £25. T he U NES CO Conv ent ion on the Protection of th e Un derwat er Cultural Heritage was adopted in November 2001 and is likely to come into force in the foreseeable future. Its impact over the next ten to twenty years may well be profound, yet the task of gaining familiarity with its provisions is daunt- ing. The Convention is long, consisting of 35 articles, plus an annex com- prising 36 rules that form an integral part of the treaty. It tackles a number of highly contentious and politically sensitive issues. These include its relation- sh ip with the UN Conv en tion on the Law of the Sea 1982 , the balanc e between coastal state jurisdiction and  ag state jurisdiction, the question of the sovereig n immunity of sunken warships , the interrel ationship between the Convention’s regime and traditional salvage law, and the extent to which com- mercial exploitation of the underwater cultural heritage should be permitted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

Book Review

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law , Volume 19 (1): 87 – Jan 1, 2004
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Brill
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
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1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180804773788691
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Book Review Shipwrecked Heritage: A Commentary on the UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage by Patrick J. O’Keefe (Institute of Art and Law, Leicester, UK, 2002) ISBN 1–903987–01–6; xxx + 206 pp.; Softcover £25. T he U NES CO Conv ent ion on the Protection of th e Un derwat er Cultural Heritage was adopted in November 2001 and is likely to come into force in the foreseeable future. Its impact over the next ten to twenty years may well be profound, yet the task of gaining familiarity with its provisions is daunt- ing. The Convention is long, consisting of 35 articles, plus an annex com- prising 36 rules that form an integral part of the treaty. It tackles a number of highly contentious and politically sensitive issues. These include its relation- sh ip with the UN Conv en tion on the Law of the Sea 1982 , the balanc e between coastal state jurisdiction and  ag state jurisdiction, the question of the sovereig n immunity of sunken warships , the interrel ationship between the Convention’s regime and traditional salvage law, and the extent to which com- mercial exploitation of the underwater cultural heritage should be permitted.

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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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