On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Failure to be a party to the Convention forces the United States to rely solely upon customary international law.
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Ray Mabus
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congress.govFailure to be a party to the Convention forces the United States to rely solely upon customary international law.
Mabus highlighted the legal disadvantages of not joining UNCLOS.
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