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"Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty: A Not-So-Innocent Passage"  — David Ridenour — National Policy Analysis — August 01, 2006

"This analysis of the Law of the Sea Treaty will focus on the threats to political independence, particularly as they relate to environmental policy, and to threats to security."

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"Evaluating the Impact of the Law of the Sea Treaty on Future Offshore Drilling"  — Kelly, Paul L — Global Offshore Drilling 2005 Conference — April 19, 2005

The author discusses the opportunities the offshore oil and gas industry has to break boundaries provided by "Exclusive Economic Zones" off the coasts of all our nations and take exploration beyond the traditional 200-mile limit. The means by which this can and will be accomplished is the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS).

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"Ocean Treaty Good for U.S."  — Sandalow, David B — Brookings Institution — May 16, 2004

The author argues that the U.S. should ratify the Law of the Sea agreement, finding that " the mini-debate over the last month about the Law of the Sea treaty reflects a generalized concern about multilateral organizations far more than specific concerns about this agreement."

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"Sink the Law of the Sea Treaty"  — Bandow, Doug — Cato Institute — March 15, 2004

Doug Bandow argues against ratifying the Law of the Sea, arguing that the treaty "is a flawed document, and there would be serious costs from accepting it."

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"Monster from the Deep: Return of UNCLOS"  — Alfred P. Rubin — The National Interest — September 01, 1994

The author criticizes efforts to bring the Law of the Sea up for vote finding that the treaty is based in "an assumption that the free-market system is selfish; that capitalism benefits only capitalists and cannot be controlled to make it benefit society in general."

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