Ratify Law of the Sea

CDR Michael C. Holifield, JAGC, a representative of the U.S. Navy’s Law of the Sea Department, outlines in this video how Law of the Sea can help the Navy achieve its capabilities and how failing to join other nations in this effort negatively impacts the Navy’s abilities. Holifield spoke at an event hosted by The [...]

For Immediate Release
November 18, 2009
CONTACT:
Brandon MacGillis, 202-887-8830
Emily Bryan, 334-265-1035

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Belmont University hosted a forum on the urgent need for the United States to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty, an important international agreement that governs all activities on, over and under international seas and oceans.
“The [...]

The Tennesseean
The world’s seas and oceans might be a ways from Nashville but a U.S. Naval Commander is bringing their issues to town in a public forum tomorrow on the Law of the Sea Treaty.
A panel of national security and other experts will discuss the impact of the U.S. not signing on to the treaty [...]