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The United Nations Law of the Sea Convention: Should It Be Ratified?

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Wednesday, April 16 2008
Washington DC

Co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law and the DC Bar International Law Section / Public International Law Committee.
After nearly a decade of negotiation, the United Nations adopted the Law of the Sea Convention in 1982 to replace several outdated international agreements from the 1950s. The treaty, which officially came into force in 1994, has been signed by 155 countries and the European Commission. President Bill Clinton signed the treaty and submitted it to the Senate for ratification late that year, where it has remained ever since. In October 2007, the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee voted to move the treaty forward, and it could come to the Senate floor for a vote in the coming months. Supporters of the treaty believe it would further our national security, economic, and environmental interests. Opponents argue that it represents an encroachment on U.S. sovereignty.

The outcome of this battle will likely have a profound effect on the development of public international law and will signal prospects for ratification of other treaties in the future. Leaders from the legal and public policy communities who are front-and-center in the Law of the Sea debate will air their views about the pros and cons of the treaty during this timely brown bag lunch session. We hope you can join us. For more information on the treaty: Official UNCLOS website

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