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

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Craig J. S. Forrest

The University of Queensland - TC Beirne School of Law

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

Suggested Citation

Forrest, Craig J. S., Towards the Recognition of Maritime War Graves in International Law (April 14, 2015). 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, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2764767

Craig J. S. Forrest (Contact Author)

The University of Queensland - TC Beirne School of Law ( email )

The University of Queensland
St Lucia
4072 Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

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