http://cei.org/studies/62 provides a view for studies en http://cei.org/gencon/025%2C06151.cfm <p> <span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: x-small">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 <st1:place w:st="on">Third World</st1:place> states in the 1970s, leading President Ronald Reagan to reject the treaty in 1982 as contrary to American interests.<o:p></o:p></span></span> </p> <p><a href="http://cei.org/gencon/025%2C06151.cfm">read more</a></p> Featured on front page Globalization &amp; Trade Property Rights Sovereignty Tariffs Constitution &amp; Legal Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Doug Bandow 14599 at http://cei.org