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Parent Arguments:
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:
VERSUS
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
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
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