Maritime Claims and Underwater Archaeology: When History Meets Politics
Journal: Brill Research Perspectives in the Law of the Sea
Year: 2021

Abstract Among other circumstances relevant to maritime delimitations, some States have recently used the protection of underwater cultural heritage ( UCH ) as grounds for advancing jurisdictional or sovereignty claims over different maritime areas. After identifying the contours of current international law governing that heritage, this book critically addresses: first , the generally limited use of archaeological heritage in territorial claims; second , the broad acceptance by States of ‘archa