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U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not create a "backdoor" for environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S.

The terms of the Convention do not require Parties to comply with other international environmental treaties.

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Environmental Regulations

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Convention will not act as a backdoor for other environmental agreements Senate has not ratified
Ratifying UNCLOS would not subject U.S. to increased environmental liability or act as a back door for the Kyoto agreement
UNCLOS will not impose Kyoto obligations on parties that have not ratified it
Language in implementing advice and consent resolution limits self executability of UNCLOS tribunal decisions
UNCLOS does not create a new forum for challenging U.S. climate change policies
UNCLOS can in no way be interpreted or utilized as a climate change treaty

Parent Arguments:

U.S. would not be exposing itself to liability for environmental damage in international courts by ratifying UNCLOS

Counter Argument:

U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will be used as a "backdoor" by environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S.

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U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will be used as a "backdoor" by environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S.

UNCLOS has a number of provisions requiring state parties to do all they can to protect the environment that could be used by environmental groups to force regulations and treaties on to the U.S.

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Parent Arguments:

Ratification of UNCLOS would expose U.S. to broad liability for environmental damage in international courts

Counter Argument:

U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not create a "backdoor" for environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S.