Why We Must Defend UNCLOS
The author defends UNCLOS as a base level of international rule of law that should be defended by all maritime states.
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U.S. capability to influence China would be strengthened by a reassertion of the American leadership role over the development of international law of the sea. Since UNCLOS is the basis of modern international law of the sea, the U.S. should ratify the Convention in order to more effectively exercise this leadership from within the ranks, not just from outside them.
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