RT Book, Section SR 00 A1 Adlercreutz, Thomas A1 ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI) A1 ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH) T1 What an abstention might lead to: A critical analysis of Sweden's attitude to the Underwater Heritage Convention YR 2017 FD 2017 SP 30 OP 42 K1 Underwater cultural heritage K1 Legal framework K1 Underwater archaeology K1 national legislations K1 laws K1 Protection of underwater cultural heritage K1 Shipwrecks K1 Maritime sanctuaries K1 Sweden K1 Cultural authorities AB Paper presented during the ICLAFI – ICUCH Symposium, 29th June – 1st July 2017, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Amersfoort, The Netherlands This paper explains how the national legislation concerning maritime heritage and underwater archaeology was adopted quite recently in Sweden, compared to the rest of the archaeological heritage. The different laws and acts are hereby presented with a critical analysis. T2 The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage: how do we make it work? PB Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands PP Amersfoort, The Netherlands AV Published LK http://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2189/