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The U.S. would benefit from ratification of UNCLOS
Related Quotes: 
  • Ratifying UNCLOS key to advancing numerous U.S. interests
  • Multiple advantages for U.S. from ratification of UNCLOS
  • U.S. has most interest in protections, both for environmental and security reasons, provided by convention for restricting activity within its EEZ
  • U.S. has significant strategic and commercial interests in ensuring that provisions of convention are fully implemented into domestic law
  • UNCLOS is a remarkable achievement of international law
Parent Arguments: 
  • The U.S. should ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Supporting Arguments: 
  • Consensus of experts advocate for U.S. ratification of UNCLOS
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS best way to preserve freedom of navigation rights
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would benefit marine conservation efforts
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would boost U.S. global leadership
  • UNCLOS treaty helps establish needed rule of law and governance regime for oceans
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS key to a number of maritime industries
  • UNCLOS necessary to protect rights of marine researchers
  • Ratification of UNCLOS is in U.S. national security interests
  • Model of UNCLOS useful for governance of other global commons
  • UNCLOS has empirically been successful
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would help resolve disputes with Russia in Arctic
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would help moderate rising Chinese naval power
Counter Argument: 
  • The U.S. would not Benefit from Ratification of UNCLOS

VERSUS

The U.S. would not Benefit from Ratification of UNCLOS
Related Quotes: 
  • After ten years, UNCLOS has failed to address many of the management and EEZ issues it was designed to resolve
  • Burden of proof on treaty proponents to show what national security gains U.S. will gain from accession to UNCLOS over status quo
Parent Arguments: 
  • The U.S. should not Ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Supporting Arguments: 
  • U.S. underseas cable systems can be protected by existing laws or bilateral treaties
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS is not necessary for development of offshore oil and gas industry
  • U.S. can make claim to Arctic resources without being party to UNCLOS
  • U.S. could rely on bilateral treaties as an alternative to UNCLOS regime
  • UNCLOS regime is not a viable model for governing outer space
  • U.S. can mine the deep seabed without ratifying UNCLOS
  • Existing customary international law is sufficient to protect U.S. interests without ratifying UNCLOS
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not help resolve Arctic disputes with Russia
  • U.S. ratification of UNCLOS won't help resolve disputes in South China Seas
  • UNCLOS has empirically not been successful
  • UNCLOS is inadequate for protection of U.S. underseas cables
Counter Argument: 
  • The U.S. would benefit from ratification of UNCLOS

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