Description

• Title:
  The Galleon ‘San Jose’. Almost Four Decades of Legal Struggles on the National and International Plane
• Creator:
  Żenkiewicz, Maciej;
  Wasilewski, Tadeusz
• Description:
  The article presents the history and current disputes surrounding the Galleon San Jose. As an on-going case since 1980s, the dispute involves various actors on national, as well as international level. The article discusses this issue focusing on four relevant elements: international and national law, politics and diplomacy. Legal obligations under international law which may be applicable to San Jose galleon are presented, with comments regarding its applicability to Colombia. Subsequently, Colombian relevant national legislature and judicial decisions are discussed, to establish how the Galleon with its treasures may be classified under Colombian civil law. In the last part two elements are presented, namely: politics and diplomacy. This part presents in particular an attitude and actions regarding the case after announced discovery of the shipwreck of the Galleon in 2015.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2020 Comparative Law Review
• Date:
  2019.12.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Comparative Law Review; Tom 25 (2019); 319-342;
  Comparative Law Review; Vol. 25 (2019); 319-342;
  2391-7644;
  0866-9449
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/CLR/article/view/CLR.2019.012/24640
• Subject:
  Galleon San Jose;
  Colombia;
  underwater heritage;
  treasure;
  UNCLOS;
  UNESCO;
  law
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/CLR/article/view/CLR.2019.012
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text