The U.S. Senate Will Try To Ratify The Law Of The Sea Treaty Again

Battle Lines Drawn For Law Of The Sea Treaty -- The Cable/Foreign Policy

On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee kicks off a major new effort to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty, and interested senators are already preparing behind the scenes for a protracted battle over the issue.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey will testify before the committee Wednesday in the first of a series of hearings being planned by Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), who is leading the ratification effort for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty.

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Update: Law of the Sea would usurp U.S. Navy’s authority -- Politico

My Comment: So .... some in the U.S. Navy/military and the U.S. Senate want to have issues of the sea decided by an international body. What's my take .... giving away your sovereignty to another body usually does not work in favor of your interests .... especially through organizations like the UN.

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