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Titanic Law and Policy : The Wreck’s Role In Changing International Maritime Safety and Salvage Law / by Ole Varmer, James P. Delgado.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varmer, Ole., Author.
- P. Delgado, James., Author.
- Series:
- SpringerBriefs in Underwater Archaeology, 2625-2570
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underwater archaeology.
- International law.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- Europe--History--1492-.
- Europe.
- Law--History.
- Law.
- Maritime Archaeology.
- Public International Law.
- US History.
- History of Modern Europe.
- Legal History.
- Local Subjects:
- Maritime Archaeology.
- Public International Law.
- US History.
- History of Modern Europe.
- Legal History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVI, 115 p. 17 illus.). 12 illus. in color.
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2026.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.
- Summary:
- This open access book highlights the historical significance of Titanic, and its impact on law, including the first treaty on maritime safety - the Safety Of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS). The work covers the laws that protect Titanic, e.g., the 1986 RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act, the international agreement on Titanic, and the 2017 implementing legislation that enabled its Entry into Force between the US, and UK. UNESCO's 2001 Convention has also protected Titanic since 2012. The authors specifically address the evolution of these laws and policies from their perspectives. They explain how a US District Court has jurisdiction over a British flagged vessel under the high seas and the decades of litigation that resulted in Orders of the court that protect the public interest in Titanic. It has taken decades for the Agreement to become law, which now seeks to safeguard the wreck site of Titanic as a Maritime Memorial, a historic and archaeological resource that is being preserved.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Titanic’s Place in History
- Chapter 2. Why Titanic Mattered to the US Government
- Chapter 3. Impact of the Loss of Titanic on Maritime Safety and International Law and Policy
- Chapter 4. The US Government Response
- Chapter 5. Admiralty Jurisdiction, Maritime Law of Salvage, and Titanic
- Chapter 6. Traction for an International Agreement
- Chapter 7. International Agreement: Negotiation, and Entry into Force
- Chapter 8. Controversy and Conflict
- Chapter 9. The Future of Titanic: Next Steps?.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783032270672
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