Law Of The Sea Treaty: Issue Resource Guide 

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Press Release of Senator Jeff Sessions: Comments on Law of the Sea Treaty

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Sessions (R-AL) made the following comments after the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted in favor of the ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty:

“I am disappointed that the Senate Foreign Relations committee today favorably reported out the Law of the Sea Treaty.   The treaty was written 25 years ago during the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.  As President Reagan recognized then, the treaty was a bad deal for America.  That remains true today. 

“Many nations have signed the treaty, and we should of course seek to work together when it is mutually beneficial to establish reasonable procedures governing the world’s seas.  But it would be unthinkable to yield so much of our sovereignty to a large international body in which we have disproportionately small representation.  To do so would be a gift to those that one day may disagree with American policy or become hostile to our national interests.

“I look forward to a robust debate on the merits and serious dangers of the Law of the Sea Treaty if it is brought to the floor of the Senate for ratification.”