studies on Sovereignty

Opposition Letter to Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) - DRAFT

CEI Staff — Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The Law of the Sea Treaty

Doug Bandow — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The genesis of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), widely known as the “constitution of the oceans,” runs back more than 60 years. The negotiations were captured by Third World states in the 1970s, leading President Ronald Reagan to reject the treaty in 1982 as contrary to American interests.

The Yellowstone Affair: Environmental Protection, International Treaties, and National Sovereignty

Jeremy Rabkin — Thu, 1 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700

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Environmental regulation has gone international in recent decades. There has been a proliferation of treaties, conventions, and protocols aimed at protecting the “global environment.” Such agreements may reinforce a mode of thinking that slights national sovereignty and discourages sound approaches to environmental protection.