Ratify Law of the Sea

Just what is at stake if the U.S. fails to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea? According to Karen Erickson, a voice in decisions that affect major political, economic, and security interests.
Foster’s Daily Democrat – Karen Erickson, Dean, School of Liberal Arts Southern New Hampshire University Manchester
“For more than two decades, [...]

Anchorage Daily News
For now, any claim the United States might stake to the continental shelf would lack international recognition because the United States has not ratified the international Law of the Sea treaty. Members of the Alaska congressional delegation have long supported ratification of the treaty.
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Testimony to Senate Homeland Security Committee, Aug. 20, 2009 – OceanLaw.org – Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska