U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States : Developments Since October 2003

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Summarizes content of Feb. 25, 2004, Senate Foreign Relations Committee resolution recommending advice and consent to U.S. accession to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and ratification...

Summarizes content of Feb. 25, 2004, Senate Foreign Relations Committee resolution recommending advice and consent to U.S. accession to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and ratification of the 1994 Agreement Relating to Implementation of Part XI of the UN Convention; and highlights May 2007 Bush Administration statement urging Senate action on U.S. accession to the Convention. Reviews issues raised in support of and in opposition to U.S. accession to the Convention following the Committee hearings of Oct. 2003.

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