Above Us the Waves: Defending the Expansive Jurisdictional Reach of American Admiralty Courts in Determining the Recovery Rights to Ancient or Historic Wrecks

摘要

This article's examination of the globally-accepted breakdown of the world's oceans according to national sovereignty has attempted to establish the reasonableness of the relatively expansive reach of the American admiralty courts when determining the salvage rights to ancient or historic vessels resting at the bottom of international waters through the innovation of the constructive in rent jurisdictional doctrine.