Evidence: Alphabetical
- Consensus of experts is that U.S. Ratification of UNCLOS would do more to boost credibility and effectiveness of PSI than not
- Customary international law does not offer guidance on foreign military activities within the EEZ because of the variance in state practices
- China could be considering withdrawing from UNCLOS based on the precedent already set by the U.S.
- Coast guard operations impaired by U.S. non-party status to UNCLOS
- Commercial shipping industry dependent on the uniforms rule of law that UNCLOS provides
- Continuing failure to ratify UNCLOS puts U.S. underseas cable companies at a competitive disadvantage
- Chamber of Commerce supports U.S. accession to UNCLOS because that is the best and only way for U.S. to secure valuable access rights and protect critical freedoms
- China maintains near monopoly on mining and production of rare earth elements and is controlling their production
- Conservative critics of UNCLOS fail to understand that failure to ratify the treaty will subject U.S. to even worse regulations and restrictions
- Consensus of military, business, and legal experts back U.S. ratification of UNCLOS
- China attempting to change intent of UNCLOS to get Arctic region declared the common heritage of mankind
- Customary international law is entirely inadequate for protecting underseas cables
- Current U.S. plans for 1,000 ship navy depend on a unifying legal framework like UNCLOS
- Conservatives are letting opposition to international cooperation trump strong economic and strategic gains U.S. would receive from ratifying UNCLOS
- Concerns about submarine passage (article 20) ignore more restrictive requirements of 1958 convention U.S. is already party to
- Concerns about non-binding nature of 1994 Agreement have no basis in reality
- Critics of UNCLOS ignore that many of its provisions have already been accepted in 1958 convention and that every President since Reagan has accepted it as policy
- China is looking to exploit mineral rich Arctic
- China and Russia could exploit U.S. non-party status to renegotiate UNCLOS in ways adverse to its interests
- Consensus of military, political, and business authorities support U.S. ratification of UNCLOS to further interests in the Arctic
- Customary international law already protects U.S. navigation rights
- China is directly challenging the norms that govern the global maritime commons in two ways
- China is seeking to change international maritime norms and U.S. absence from UNCLOS is abetting them
- China's aggressive maritime posture is a consequence of U.S. failure of leadership on UNCLOS
- China currently holds a monopoly on the production of rare earth metals
- China's control over global rare earth metal supply could prove to be decisive in future conflict with U.S.
- Corporations reluctant to embark on development outside of UNCLOS because of the potential backlash
- China and other countries may seek amendment of UNCLOS to allow them greater access to Arctic resources
- China's argument with the U.S. over interpretation of UNCLOS is an example of how states can mold customary international law in ways inimical to U.S. interests
- China views U.S. non-party status to UNCLOS as an example of its aggressive stance and hypocrisy on global stage
- China using U.S. non-party status to UNCLOS to bludgeon it for hypocrisy when U.S. challenges China's excessive claims
- China one of an estimated 26 other countries that are challenging U.S navigation rights with excessive claims
- Conflict in Arctic more likely than not as scholars over-estimate impact of interdependence and international cooperation on resolving disputes
- China's challenge in South China Sea is at is core a dispute over international rule of law and U.S. needs to ratify UNCLOS to have any impact on the outcome
- China and India's increasing demand for energy will motivate them to pursue Arctic oil resources
- Common heritage of mankind principal has been adopted numerous times before in international space law U.S. is already party to