Law of the Sea Treaty

The Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST or UNCLOS (United Nations Council on the Law of the Sea), is a liberal treaty that would erode American sovereignty by giving away control of the High Seas to an international tribunal. This treaty was defeated by the opposition of 34 Senators as of July 16, 2012.[1]

Freedom of navigation already exists on the High Seas, and has for centuries. The United Nations has been a failure, and it is unjustified to create a 181-nation organization to control deep-sea and offshore mining of the seas.

Phyllis Schlafly was a leader in successfully blocking ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.[2][3][4] Democrat President Bill Clinton had the United States sign the treaty in 1994, but it was meaningless because there has never been two-thirds support in the Senate to ratify it. In 2012, more than one-third of the senators spoke against it.[5]

The Heritage Foundation published a paper showing how environmentalists could use this treaty to advance the global warming hoax. Heritage further criticizes the Law of the Sea Treaty on its website.[6]

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton observed, "With China emerging as a major power, ratifying the treaty now would encourage Sino-American strife, constrain U.S. naval activities, and do nothing to resolve China’s expansive maritime territorial claims." Ronald Reagan opposed this treaty also.

Despite the compelling arguments against this Treaty, on February 18, 2022 RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) made this misguided statement urging its ratification:

“  |  Third, the Senate must ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lawofsea.html), often abbreviated as "UNCLOS." We are the only Arctic nation that is not a party to it. If the U.S. ratifies it, we could lay claim to an offshore area the size of California. But if we continue to defer, other countries are more likely to see their expansive claims approved at our direct expense. I introduced a resolution in May 2021, calling on the Senate to finally ratify UNCLOS, as 167 other nations have already done. Without ratification, the U.S. lacks a seat at the table in critical discussions about Arctic territorial claims. Rather than international diplomacy, we have to rely on customary law and military strength alone.[7] |  ”

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## See also[edit]

* Treaty Clause

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78568.html
2. ↑ https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/national-sovereignty/defeat-law-of-the-sea-treaty-again-378/
3. ↑ https://eagleforum.org/column/2005/feb05/05-02-09.html
4. ↑ https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/national-sovereignty/america-first/u-s-should-sink-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty-august-1982/
5. ↑ https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2016-10/law-sea
6. ↑ https://www.heritage.org/report/the-law-the-sea-treaty
7. ↑ Sen. Murkowski to Wilson Quarterly: U.S. Engagement in the Arctic, Present and Future (February 18, 2022).