Maritime Claims and Underwater Archaeology: When History Meets Politics

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-50446-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 314 mm, Gewicht: 168 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in International Law / Brill Research Perspectives in the Law of the Sea

To what extent can underwater archaeology and underwater cultural heritage support a State’s maritime claim? Many States have plausibly extended their maritime legislative and executive jurisdiction to the outer limit of the contiguous zone to better protect underwater cultural heritage. However, some States—such as Canada in the Arctic, China in the South China Sea, or Russia in Crimea—are going further, claiming sovereignty over disputed maritime areas or even the high seas. Maritime Claims and Underwater Archaeology, aimed at internationalists and archaeologists, critically assesses these recent practices, reviewing this search for buried sovereignty from a legal, historical, and ethical perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

J. Aznar, Mariano

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Maritime Claims and Underwater Archaeology: When History Meets Politics

Mariano J. Aznar

Abstract

Keywords

1 Introduction

2 The Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Law of the Sea

3 The (Ab)Uses of Underwater Archaeology and the Law of the Sea

4 Some Concluding Remarks: On Law, Politics, and Ethics

Abbreviations

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Author’s Biographical Note

References

Über Autor(innen)

Mariano J. Aznar, Ph.D. (1965), Universitat Jaume I, Spain, is Professor of Public International Law at that University. He has published several monographs and many articles on the international legal protection of the underwater cultural heritage, as well as in other domains of Public International Law.