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The Senate is set to consider the Law of the Sea Treaty, which has the Bush administration's blessing.(The Week ...)(Brief article)
The Senate is set to consider the Law of the Sea Treaty, which has the Bush administration's blessing. Senators should say no. The treaty's codification of existing maritime law, while modestly useful, grants the U.S. no rights it does not already possess under earlier and customary law. Those who argue, as U.S. Navy lawyers do, that the treaty will help the Navy assert American rights over North Pole oil (supposing such oil exists in large quantities) must explain (a) why the supra-national agencies that will rule on treaty disputes can be counted on to support the U.S. position; (b) who will enforce a ...
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