United States law on underwater cultural heritage: Can it support the goals and objectives of the UNESCO Convention?

Reap, James K. (2017) United States law on underwater cultural heritage: Can it support the goals and objectives of the UNESCO Convention? In: The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage: how do we make it work? Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, pp. 13-22. [Book Section]

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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 history of USA national legislation on maritime heritage, maritime zones, an explanation of the existing tools and the relationship with the international legislation. Confrontation or cooperation?

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Authors Email Reap, James K. jreap@uga.edu
Corporate Authors:	ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI); ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH)
Languages:	English
Keywords:	Underwater cultural heritage; Legal framework; International standards; International Conventions; Historic surveys; Underwater archaeology; national legislations; laws; Protection of underwater cultural heritage; International cooperation; Shipwrecks; Maritime sanctuaries; USA
Subjects:	A. THEORETICAL AND GENERAL ASPECTS > 07. History of conservation B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 08. Underwater archaeological site H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 25. Underwater cultural heritage K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 02. International legislation K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 03. National/Regional legislations K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 05. International organizations K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 06. Doctrinal texts, conventions and charters P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 01. Americas
International Scientific Committee:	Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues, Underwater Cultural Heritage
Number of Pages:	119
Depositing User:	ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2019 07:33
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2023 16:00
References:	Aznar-Gomez, M. J., 2010. Treasure Hunters, Sunken State Vessels and the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, no. 2: 209. Hoffman, B. T., 2003. Sailing On Uncharted Waters: The U.S. law of historic wrecks, sunken treasure and the protection of underwater cultural heritage. Presented at: Convegno Internazionale Sulla Cooperazione nel Mediterraneo per la Protezione del Patrimonio Culturale Subacqueo, 3-5 April 2003 Siracusa, Italy. Murphy, S. D., 2002. U.S. Concerns Regarding UNESCO Convention on Underwater Heritage. American Journal of International Law 96, no. 2: 468. Neil, J., 2011/2012. Sifting Through the Wreckage: An Analysis and Proposed Resolution Concerning the Disposition of Historic Shipwrecks Located in International Waters. New York Law School Law Review 55, no. 3: 895–921. Varmer, O., 2014. Closing the Gaps in the Law Protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage on the Outer Continental Shelf. Stanford Environmental Law Journal 33, no. 2: 251–87. Varmer, O., J. Gray, and D. Alberg, 2010. United States: Responses to the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Journal of Marine Archaeology 5: 129-141.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2187

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