Geography 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Continental Shelf, United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea
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Purpose of treaty: the unclos replaces the older and weaker "freedom of the seas" concept, Criteria to measure progress: whether or not countries were respecting the treaty, countries were not intimidating other countries not to observe, treaty was fair to all. United states signed did not ratif and its subsequent revisions,[5] and though it signed the 1994 agreement on implementation, Although the united states helped shape the convention it has not signed the convention as it objected to part xi of the convention. In 1983 president ronald reagan, through proclamation no. In december 1988 president reagan, through proclamation no. 5928, extended u. s. territorial waters from three nautical miles to twelve nautical miles for national security purposes. However a legal opinion from thejustice department questioned the president"s constitutional authority to extend sovereignty as congress has the power to make laws concerning the territory belonging to the united states under the u. s.