RT Book, Section SR 00 A1 Bandula Mandawala, Prashantha A1 ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI) A1 ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH) T1 Protection of the underwater cultural heritage of Sri Lanka through international cooperation YR 2017 FD 2017 SP 50 OP 80 K1 Underwater cultural heritage K1 Historic surveys K1 Legal framework K1 national legislations K1 laws K1 Protection of underwater cultural heritage K1 Underwater archaeology K1 Maritime sanctuaries K1 Shipwrecks K1 Museums K1 Cultural administrations K1 Cultural policies K1 workshops K1 international cooperation K1 Sri Lanka AB Paper presented during the ICLAFI – ICUCH Symposium, 29th June – 1st July 2017, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Amersfoort, The Netherlands This paper presents a historic survey of the legal protection of underwater cultural heritage in Sri Lanka with a focus on inter-disciplinarity and international cooperation as productive tools. 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/2191/