http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/international-law.xmlInternational Law - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {E4F94737-346A-4579-BB55-A65DD79DC1DB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/05/us-accession-to-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea-unnecessary-to-develop-oil-and-gas-resourcesSteven GrovesThe United States as a sovereign nation can accomplish its objectives regarding the ECS and its resources without acceding to a deeply flawed treaty or seeking the approval of an international commission of experts housed at the United Nations.Mon, 14 May 2012 19:17:00 -0400{F6E0CCB2-FAD3-4D15-8529-12FB59B0EBD9}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/05/why-the-us-should-oppose-international-corporate-social-responsibility-csr-mandatesJames Roberts, Andrew MarkleyUnless the new CSR is stopped, these anti-free market and statist proponents may push CSR beyond the point of no return—from voluntary to mandatory.Fri, 04 May 2012 17:31:00 -0400{67A7B072-46AB-4D4A-9D62-A0B5EDBFF99F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/03/un-arms-trade-treaty-negotiations-what-the-us-should-doTed R. Bromund, Ph.D.The U.S. should establish firm red lines and make it clear that it will reject an unacceptable ATT.Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:46:00 -0400{1FD445D9-D4C9-44FE-8244-C78D2927A7A6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/03/accession-to-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-seaSteven GrovesU.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 interests.Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:40:00 -0400{4C98EC1F-EBCC-4912-8088-31C3AC3C168B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/us-must-stand-its-ground-on-un-arms-trade-treatyTed R. Bromund, Ph.D.The U.S. must limit the damage the ATT does to its interests, the rights of its citizens, and the responsible conduct of diplomacy.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:24:00 -0500{971DFD50-5C0C-44CE-AB6F-F9BFF2145BC2}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/us-must-address-critical-questions-on-un-arms-trade-treatyTed R. Bromund, Ph.D.The U.S. should not allow a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty to go forward unless it is ruled by consensus decision-making. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:36:00 -0500{4774C392-F0D7-43A4-AFB5-EBF7CBA56A83}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/12/un-convention-on-certain-conventional-weapons-what-the-us-should-doSteven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D.The U.S. should demonstrate by its actions that the advocates of the CCM have made a serious error by rejecting the U.S. initiative.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:50:00 -0500{0F1328A3-9E54-4DF3-9169-A2E748B34F1C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/testimony/2011/12/judicial-reliance-on-foreign-lawAndrew GrossmanIn several contexts, such as the law of contracts, the use of foreign or international law is perfectly legitimate. In other contexts, including certain tasks of constitutional interpretation, to reference such laws is to abuse both them and our own laws—it is illegitimate. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{7E8CC4E5-CAAE-4957-90E3-39F5C7FC3775}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/12/effects-of-the-un-arms-trade-treaty-on-the-usTed R. Bromund, Ph.D.A draft of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty reveals some of the reasons the U.S. should withdraw from negotiations. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:20:00 -0500{1A601EC0-042A-4480-9AAE-296E0744AAED}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/12/focus-on-agenda-21-should-not-divert-attention-from-homegrown-anti-growth-policiesWendell Cox, Ronald Utt, Ph.D., Brett SchaeferAgenda 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, Agenda 21 is non-binding; it depends on governments for implementation. If opponents focus excessively on Agenda 21, it is much more likely that homegrown smart-growth policies that undermine the quality of life, personal choice, and property rights in American communities will be implemented by local, state, and federal authorities at the behest of environmental groups and other vested interests. Preventing American implementation of Agenda 21 should therefore be viewed as only one part of a broader effort to convince U.S. government officials to repeal destructive smart-growth programs and prevent the enactment of new ones.Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:17:00 -0500{57A19CCC-2E47-437D-A7BD-E3F50611F07E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/10/the-law-of-the-seaSteven GrovesThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty (or LOST), presents a dilemma for some national security conservatives.Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400{468F2984-FFB8-4D4F-BC3E-A64DF3D03410}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/09/obama-administration-was-right-to-boycott-uns-durban-iiiBrett SchaeferCongress and the Administration should refuse to support Durban III financially by withholding America’s proportionate share of the conference. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:31:00 -0400{28430A32-D069-4989-94F9-1E279E146A5E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/08/accession-to-un-convention-law-of-the-sea-is-unnecessary-to-secure-us-navigational-rights-freedomsSteven GrovesFor 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) would not confer any maritime right or freedom that the U.S. does not already enjoy. The U.S. can best protect its rights by maintaining a strong U.S. Navy, not by acceding to a deeply flawed multilateral treaty.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:01:00 -0400{15C33050-BACA-462C-B226-1E19ABDFF105}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/07/the-un-arms-trade-treaty-still-seriously-flawedTed R. Bromund, Ph.D.The latest meeting of the Preparatory Committee illustrates that while the proposed Arms Trade Treaty can be improved, it cannot be fixed.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:04:00 -0400{C7D9A6FF-4C65-43C4-B221-C28358F1C12F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/06/the-us-should-pursue-an-alternative-to-the-un-human-rights-councilBrett SchaeferThe U.N. Human Rights Council has failed to consistently fulfill its mandate to hold governments accountable for violating basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and to promote and protect human rights. Two years of U.S. membership on and engagement with the council have not significantly improved its performance. Rather than continuing to expend finite resources to achieve marginal, temporary results, the U.S. should focus its U.N. human rights efforts through the Third Committee of the General Assembly, supplemented with targeted support for the more effective elements of the U.N. human rights apparatus, such as Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the independent human rights experts who are charged with monitoring specific human rights issues and situations. The U.S. should also begin exploring the option of creating a truly effective international human rights body outside the U.N. system.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0400{75999058-29D8-4DA2-9E9D-EE2D192A382A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/06/un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea-erodes-us-sovereignty-over-us-extended-continental-shelfSteven GrovesIf 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 would likely total tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars. The Authority would then distribute those funds to developing and landlocked nations, including some that are corrupt, undemocratic, or even state sponsors of terrorism. Instead of diverting U.S. revenues to such dubious purposes, the U.S. government should retain any wealth derived from the U.S. extended continental shelf for the benefit of the American people.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:46:00 -0400{0729D770-F0C6-46F8-B2EC-5E47A5ECF757}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/06/in-bed-with-radical-feminists-the-uns-misguided-womens-agendaGrace MeltonFeminists lead their international agenda from UN Women, often in partnership with a host of NGOs that espouse a radical social agenda.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:24:00 -0400{02D7EE18-E8A7-4BE2-81D3-3E3278396483}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/05/us-should-reject-ratification-of-the-comprehensive-test-ban-treatyBaker SpringThere is no justification for reconsideration of the CTBT today. The institutional integrity of the Senate is now at stake.Thu, 26 May 2011 11:40:00 -0400{E4163B23-53F6-447C-8595-5F0D9E62C46F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/04/the-united-states-should-not-join-the-convention-on-cluster-munitionsSteven Groves, Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D.The Convention on Cluster Munitions is a misbegotten treaty that neither advances the laws of war nor enhances security. It is an unverifiable, unenforceable, all-or-nothing exercise in moral suasion, not a serious diplomatic instrument. It creates perverse incentives for insurgents to use civilian populations as human shields, undermines effective arms control efforts, inhibits nation-states’ ability to defend themselves, and denigrates the sovereignty of the United States and other democratic states. The U.S. should emphatically reject both the convention and the undemocratic Oslo Process that produced it and should instead continue to negotiate a realistic and enforceable protocol on cluster munitions that balances U.S. military requirements with the humanitarian concerns posed by unexploded ordnance.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:51:00 -0400{18BB9FF4-2C89-4B58-A03F-4E54841DFA59}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/04/istook753-rights-for-thingsErnest IstookIstookTue, 12 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0400