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U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would be disadvantageous

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U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would be disadvantageous
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  • Ratification of UNCLOS would expose U.S. to broad liability for environmental damage in international courts
  • U.S. participation in UNCLOS will undermine national sovereignty
  • U.S. would be obligated to transfer technology under UNCLOS
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would further advance collectivist idea of "common heritage of mankind"
  • UNCLOS would give far-reaching regulatory powers to international and national bureacracies
  • The 1994 Agreement did not resolve serious problems with UNCLOS
  • U.S. should reject UNCLOS because of its revenue sharing agreements
  • UNCLOS would subject U.S. to anti-competitive regime
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would damage national security

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  • The U.S. should not Ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
    • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would be disadvantageous
      • Ratification of UNCLOS would expose U.S. to broad liability for environmental damage in international courts
        • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will be used as a "backdoor" by environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S.
      • U.S. participation in UNCLOS will undermine national sovereignty
      • U.S. would be obligated to transfer technology under UNCLOS
      • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would further advance collectivist idea of "common heritage of mankind"
      • UNCLOS would give far-reaching regulatory powers to international and national bureacracies
      • The 1994 Agreement did not resolve serious problems with UNCLOS
      • U.S. should reject UNCLOS because of its revenue sharing agreements
        • Under UNCLOS, U.S. revenues from offshore resource extraction would be redistributed to non-desirable state actors
        • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would give United Nations ability to impose tax on U.S. citizens
        • UNCLOS participation would require U.S. to transfer significant royalties to International Seabed Authority
      • UNCLOS would subject U.S. to anti-competitive regime
      • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would damage national security
        • Dispute resolution mechanisms in UNCLOS threaten U.S. national security
        • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would subject U.S. military to rulings by third-party tribunals
        • U.S. ability to conduct maritime interdiction operations would be curtailed by UNCLOS
          • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would complicate counter-piracy efforts
        • U.S. adherence to UNCLOS would jeopardize maritime intelligence gathering operations

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  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not be detrimental [ Compare ]

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