# UNESCO 2001: Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)

> UNESCO, 2001. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The legal frame for the Portuguese, Indonesian and Malaysian claims.

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# Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)

UNESCO, 2001. _UNESCO Legal Affairs_.

The treaty governing wrecks more than a century old: in situ preservation first, no commercial exploitation, and cooperation among states with a verifiable link. The states-parties list shows Portugal and Spain as parties; Indonesia and Malaysia are not listed.

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## What it's used for here

The legal frame for the Portuguese, Indonesian and Malaysian claims.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Portugal, as flag state of a royal vessel, under the 2001 Convention's rules and sovereign immunity.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/answers/ANS0D2BHP7Y07X8/portugal-as-flag-state-of-a-royal-vessel-under-the-2001)

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[Portugal is a party to the 2001 Convention; Indonesia and Malaysia are not listed as parties.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/evidence/EVD0D2BHPFR683D/portugal-is-a-party-to-the-2001-convention-indonesia-and)

Evidence

EVD

[UNESCO adopts the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/events/EVT0D2BHJAY0ZDZ/unesco-adopts-the-convention-on-the-protection-of-the)

EVT

[The Flor de la Mar](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar)

The mystery article

MYS

[Who would own the wreck if it were found?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/questions/QST0D2BHK2C1M60/who-would-own-the-wreck-if-it-were-found)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
UNESCO (2001). Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001). UNESCO Legal Affairs. https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/convention-protection-underwater-cultural-heritage
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[Read it free at unesco.org](https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/convention-protection-underwater-cultural-heritage)

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