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Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Backgrounder posted March 12, 2012 by Steven Groves Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Would Expose the U.S. to Baseless Climate Change Lawsuits
Abstract: Among the many reasons why the U.S. should not accede to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the reality that it would expose the United States to international environmental lawsuits that would harm its environmental, economic, and military…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted December 16, 2011 by Steven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: What the U.S. Should Do
On November 25, after four years of intensive negotiations, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a U.N.-based process through which participating nations adopt protocols to regulate or limit the use of conventional weapons, failed to reach an agreement on a new protocol to regulate cluster munitions. The U.S. had…
Backgrounder posted December 1, 2011 by Wendell Cox, Ronald Utt, Ph.D., Brett Schaefer Focus on Agenda 21 Should Not Divert Attention from Homegrown Anti-Growth Policies
Abstract: Agenda 21, a voluntary plan adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, unabashedly calls on governments to intervene and regulate nearly every potential impact that human activity could have on the environment. However,…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…
Backgrounder posted August 24, 2011 by Steven Groves Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms
Abstract: For more than 200 years, the United States has successfully preserved and protected its navigational rights and freedoms by relying on naval operations, diplomatic protests, and customary international law. U.S. membership in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Steven Groves U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Erodes U.S. Sovereignty over U.S. Extended Continental Shelf
Abstract: If the U.S. becomes a member of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it will be required to transfer a large portion of the royalties generated on the U.S. extended continental shelf to the International Seabed Authority. These royalties…

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WebMemo posted April 2, 2004 by Carrie Donovan The Law of the Sea Treaty
This key research from 2004 has been updated in several Heritage Foundation publications, including: Congress Should Ignore Budget Requests Relating to the Law of the Sea Treaty By Steven Groves (WebMemo #1804) February 8, 2008 …
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Steven Groves U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Erodes U.S. Sovereignty over U.S. Extended Continental Shelf
Abstract: If the U.S. becomes a member of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it will be required to transfer a large portion of the royalties generated on the U.S. extended continental shelf to the International Seabed Authority. These royalties…
Backgrounder posted August 24, 2011 by Steven Groves Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms
Abstract: For more than 200 years, the United States has successfully preserved and protected its navigational rights and freedoms by relying on naval operations, diplomatic protests, and customary international law. U.S. membership in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Testimony posted December 1, 2010 by Steven Groves Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law November 18, 2010 Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee: …
WebMemo posted December 1, 2010 by Steven Groves Five Controversial Treaties to Be Wary of in 2011
It’s only December 2010, but the Obama Administration, Congress, and the American media are already beginning to look ahead to the next set of elections in November 2012. Due to political considerations, it is unlikely that the Administration and Democrats in the U.S. Senate will push hard for the ratification…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…

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Backgrounder posted May 14, 2012 by Steven Groves U.S. Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unnecessary to Develop Oil and Gas Resources
Abstract: Proponents of U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) insist that the U.S. must join the convention in order to secure title to oil and gas resources located on the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS). However,…
Issue Brief posted March 22, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Needs Red Lines for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in February decided that, in preparation for the July 2–27 conference in New York that will finalize the ATT, U.N. member states should by March 31 submit short statements on the provisions that they believe should define any…
Backgrounder posted March 12, 2012 by Steven Groves Accession to U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Would Expose the U.S. to Baseless Climate Change Lawsuits
Abstract: Among the many reasons why the U.S. should not accede to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the reality that it would expose the United States to international environmental lawsuits that would harm its environmental, economic, and military…
Issue Brief posted February 21, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.S. Must Address Critical Questions at Final Preparatory Committee on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held February 13–17. The purpose of this PrepCom is to determine the rules of procedure for the U.N.…
WebMemo posted December 16, 2011 by Steven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons: What the U.S. Should Do
On November 25, after four years of intensive negotiations, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a U.N.-based process through which participating nations adopt protocols to regulate or limit the use of conventional weapons, failed to reach an agreement on a new protocol to regulate cluster munitions. The U.S. had…
Backgrounder posted December 1, 2011 by Wendell Cox, Ronald Utt, Ph.D., Brett Schaefer Focus on Agenda 21 Should Not Divert Attention from Homegrown Anti-Growth Policies
Abstract: Agenda 21, a voluntary plan adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, unabashedly calls on governments to intervene and regulate nearly every potential impact that human activity could have on the environment. However,…
WebMemo posted September 23, 2011 by Brett Schaefer The Obama Administration Was Right to Boycott Durban III, but Should Also Withhold U.S. Funds
The United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on September 22 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Durban commemoration (also called Durban III)…
Backgrounder posted August 24, 2011 by Steven Groves Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms
Abstract: For more than 200 years, the United States has successfully preserved and protected its navigational rights and freedoms by relying on naval operations, diplomatic protests, and customary international law. U.S. membership in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Steven Groves U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Erodes U.S. Sovereignty over U.S. Extended Continental Shelf
Abstract: If the U.S. becomes a member of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it will be required to transfer a large portion of the royalties generated on the U.S. extended continental shelf to the International Seabed Authority. These royalties…

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