What is it about?
The article gives an overview of the steps taken by Belgium to ratify the UNESCO Convention for the protection of Underwater Cultural heritage and thereafter to develop legislation to implement the ratification done in 2013. The Belgian case provides an example of a federal state ratifying the UNESCO-Convention and the related challenges.
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Why is it important?
It is an interesting example that can inspire other federal states.
Perspectives
It's interesting after a period of about two decades to look back and learn from it.
Marnix Jacques Pieters
Flanders Heritage Agency
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This page is a summary of: Belgium, April 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004510883_006.
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