Beyond the Law of the Sea: New Directions for U.S. Oceans Policy

by George V. Galdorisi, Kevin R. Vienna

Overview

The 1982 U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea took over a decade to produce and was the final result of the largest single international negotiating process undertaken before or since that time. As the world's leading maritime nation, the U.S. has vital, immediate, national interests in the Convention and in the continuing refinement of maritime law based upon the tenets of that comprehensive document. The present work describes in detail the concurrent development of international law and the law of the sea, the complex negotiating process that resulted in the completed Convention, the role of the U.S. both during the Law of the Sea Convention and during the decade of negotiation that finally made the Convention acceptable, and policy directions and issues for the U.S. in the post-Convention environment. This is an important new text in international law, international relations, and maritime affairs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275957544
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/20/1997
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

CAPTAIN GEORGE V. GALDORISI is Chief of Staff in U.S. Navy's Cruiser Destroyer Group 3. He holds degrees from the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, the University of San Diego, and the Naval War College.

CAPTAIN KEVIN R. VIENNA is with the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. He holds degrees from the United States Naval Academy, the College of William and Mary, the University of Southern California, and the University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Law of the Sea and International Law
U.S. Oceans Policy and the Law of the Sea Negotiations
The Law of the Sea Negotiating Process Endgame
The Intervening Years and Treaty Ratification
Changes in the United States Position—Why the U.S. Said "Yes"
Implications of a Ratified Treaty—Where the U.S. Stands Now
Policy Directions for the United States in the Law of the Sea
Oceans Policy Issues for the United States—What the U.S. Must Focus On
Making United States Oceans Policy
Appendix 1: President's Ocean Policy Statement, March 10, 1983
Appendix 2: Proclamation 5030, Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America, March 10, 1983
Appendix 3: Letter from the Secretaries of State and Defense to Senator Pell, July 28, 1994
Appendix 4: Letter of Transmittal
Appendix 5: National Pollution Control Legislation
Appendix 6: International Pollution Control Agreements
Appendix 7: National Marine and Coastal Resources Legislation
Appendix 8: International Fisheries Agreements

Editorial Reviews

Officers in the US Navy examine the evolution of the concept of the law of the sea, review elements of the negotiations at the UN conferences in 1958 and 1982, set out what the 1982 Convention prescribes in areas most important to developing US policy, and explore policy issues facing the US as the Convention achieves wider adoption. For readers interested in the law of the sea itself, in the formation of US policy, or in international negotiations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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