| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 70 pages) : illustrations, digital, PDF file |
| Series |
Council special report ; no. 46 |
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CSR (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 46.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Background and context -- Oceans and national interests -- Strategic imperatives -- Conclusions and recommendations |
| Summary |
In this Council Special Report, Scott G. Borgerson explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, as well as the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it. He then analyzes the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today. The report ultimately makes a strong case for the United States to accede to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, contending that doing so would benefit U.S. national security as well as America's economic and environmental interests. Among other things, the report argues, accession to the convention would secure rights for U.S. commercial and naval ships, boost the competitiveness of American firms in activities at sea, and increase U.S. influence in important policy decisions, such as adjudications of national claims to potentially resource-rich sections of the continental shelf |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed May, 2009) |
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"May 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-62) |
| Notes |
Preserved in the OCLC Digital Archive. Harvested from http://i.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/LawoftheSea_CSR46.pdf on March 30, 2011 |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader |
| SUBJECT |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 December 10) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83149072
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 December 10) fast (OCoLC)fst01367377 |
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Law of the sea.
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Maritime law.
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Ocean bottom -- Law and legislation.
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Ocean mining -- Law and legislation.
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National security -- United States.
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Naval law.
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Sea-power
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War, Maritime (International law)
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Continental shelf -- Law and legislation.
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Continental shelf -- Law and legislation.
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Law of the sea.
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Maritime law.
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National security.
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Naval law.
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Ocean bottom -- Law and legislation.
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Ocean mining -- Law and legislation.
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Sea-power.
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War, Maritime (International law)
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law of the sea -- conventions -- USA.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Council on Foreign Relations.
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