Traction for an International Agreement

The exhibition of artifacts salvaged from Titanic sparked controversy and led to a series of private discussions, an audit of the recoveries, which found the salvage had been professionally conducted, but not as an archaeologically-focused project. The exhibition led to an international meeting that addressed not only Titanic but the larger issue of the protection of underwater cultural heritage, a topic also then under discussion and with subsequent action following through a UNESCO Convention. It also led to the drafting of what would become a bilateral agreement on Titanic between the United States and Great Britain.

bilateral agreement · international heritage protection · Maritime archaeology · RMS Titanic · underwater cultural heritage · UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage · United States–Great Britain relations · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · International Maritime Law Issues · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

• The British Ratification of the Underwater Heritage Convention

  Open Access•Hayley Roberts•International and Comparative Law…•2018

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