A Non-State Party’s Experience Implementing the UCH Convention: Taiwan’s Perspective
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A Non-State Party’s Experience Implementing the UCH Convention: Taiwan’s Perspective
Description
This paper pertains to Session 26 and aims to provide an account of regime complex concerning underwater
cultural heritage protection beyond the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural
Heritage. The study involves some case studies, including Taiwan’s incorporation of the Convention, surveys of
shipwrecks in Taiwan’s waters, and the author’s research findings. Given that Taiwan is not a State Party to the
Convention, this investigation seeks to determine whether non-States Parties can engage in pragmatic
collaborations with adjacent or other States to enhance UCH protection. The author proposes that a regime
complex comprising different international regimes with overlapping objectives, anchored by the Convention as
the core instrument and complemented by various international, regional, and bilateral instruments, mechanisms,
and arrangements, could be employed to strengthen UCH protection in conjunction with the Convention.
Moreover, diverse stakeholders, including States, international organizations, non-governmental organizations,
multinational corporations, institutions, and individuals, may have a significant role to play in facilitating
international cooperation to safeguard UCH.
cultural heritage protection beyond the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural
Heritage. The study involves some case studies, including Taiwan’s incorporation of the Convention, surveys of
shipwrecks in Taiwan’s waters, and the author’s research findings. Given that Taiwan is not a State Party to the
Convention, this investigation seeks to determine whether non-States Parties can engage in pragmatic
collaborations with adjacent or other States to enhance UCH protection. The author proposes that a regime
complex comprising different international regimes with overlapping objectives, anchored by the Convention as
the core instrument and complemented by various international, regional, and bilateral instruments, mechanisms,
and arrangements, could be employed to strengthen UCH protection in conjunction with the Convention.
Moreover, diverse stakeholders, including States, international organizations, non-governmental organizations,
multinational corporations, institutions, and individuals, may have a significant role to play in facilitating
international cooperation to safeguard UCH.
Creator
Pei-Fu Wu
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Wu, Pei-Fu. 2023. “Non-Party State’s Experience Implementing the UCH Convention: Taiwan’s Perspective.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Elena Pérez Álvaro. Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL:https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/2004
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Pei-Fu Wu, “A Non-State Party’s Experience Implementing the UCH Convention: Taiwan’s Perspective,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed September 16, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/2004.