Towards the Recognition of Maritime War Graves in International Law
C Forrest, 'Towards the Recognition of Maritime War Graves in International Law' in Ulrike Guérin, Arturo Rey da Silva and Lucas Simonds (eds), Underwater Cultural Heritage from World War I (UNESCO Publishing, Paris 2015) 126-134
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Date Written: April 14, 2015
Abstract
The centenary of World War I is of great historical, cultural and social significance. The conflict between 1914 and 1918 was utterly devastating, killing millions of combatants and civilians, laying waste to large parts of Europe, collapsing economies and rearranging the political landscape of Europe. An important, though often neglected, element of this devastating conflict was its naval battles. The British Royal Navy had ruled the world’s oceans and kept the British Empire intact and interconnected. A German challenge to this naval power was one of a number of tensions that ultimately led to the outbreak of war.
JEL Classification: K00
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