In this context, we underscored the importance of maritime security, freedom of navigation and over flight, unimpeded lawful commerce, respect for international law, continued constructive dialogue and peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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Until Beijing's treatment of its own citizens and other countries alike is guided by transparency, respect and the rule of law, other nations will have little choice but to work together in defense of both their values and their interests.
"Many serious obstacles remain, yet the first step toward peace must be a steadfast conviction that a solution is possible within the parameters of international law and the resolutions of the United Nations, " he said.
Only the U.S. military and those of other law-abiding nations will be denied a means, through the use of marked and monitored minefields, of reducing the costs and increasing the probability of victory in future conflicts.
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Only the U.S. military -- and those of other law-abiding nations -- will be denied a means, through the use of marked and monitored minefields, of reducing the costs and increasing the probability of victory in future conflicts.
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Rick Santorum as the first 2012 presidential candidate to express strong public opposition to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST).
This program strengthens democracy, transparency, and the rule of law in developing nations, and I ask you to fully fund this important initiative.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today announced the appointment of Takahisa Kawakami of Japan as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law, United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
So, why would President Bush want to make one of his top foreign policy priorities the ratification of an accord--the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST)--that President Reagan rejected 22 years ago?
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In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of humanitarian law, the World Conference on Human Rights further emphasizes the importance of and the need for humanitarian assistance to victims of all natural and man-made disasters.
The fact that this "common interpretation" is common only when convenient and is actually antithetical to international law and to the rights of nations is of no interest to Barak.
The law is the rule of order in the U.S.--unlike other nations that think the law is still embodied in whatever the whims of a party leadership dictates.
Extension of a private right of action under U.S. law would supersede the policy choices of other sovereign nations by effectively regulating securities transactions in those nations and thereby interfering with the jurisdiction of their regulatory authorities.
The Organization of American States expressed its concern about the law last week, and presidents of South American countries meeting in Argentina for a gathering of the Union of South American Nations condemned the law Tuesday.
Specifically, fair trade opens borders, fosters economic freedom and helps to increase rule of law, especially in developing nations.
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Some scientists think a renegotiation of the law of the sea through the United Nations is the only way forward or a complete ban on fishing in international waters.
Professor Economides had twice been elected as member of the International Law Commission, a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly of the United Nations, representing Greece between 1997 and 2001, and again between 2003 and 2006.
However, in this case, China does seem to be basing the claim on the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Its action is being brought under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Ospar Convention on the Marine Environment.
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, countries are entitled to exclusive economic zones up to 200 miles from their shores.
This seems based on a 1940s map giving China virtually the whole sea, ignoring the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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First, most of the resources in the Arctic 88% by one Chinese estimate and 95% by a Danish one will fall within the 200-mile exclusive economic zones enjoyed under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by the five coastal countries, notably Russia.
Today's Sirens are similarly dangerous, using the promise of peace and stability on the oceans to lure various American constituencies into the perilous contours that make up the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST).
This is because the current legal and policy regimes under relevant international legal instruments, and especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, do not specifically deal with the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of the biodiversity of the deep seabed.
But when it comes to the interests of the claimants, concepts such as democracy, the right of self-determination of nations, respect for the rights and intelligence of peoples, international law and justice have no place or value.
Since passage of a 1996 anti-terrorism law, victims have been able to sue nations in U.S. courts for acts of terrorism, but many have been unable to collect damages because a country's assets were frozen by the U.S. government.
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It was raised earlier this summer at the Hague Conference, an intergovernmental organization of 47 nations on private international law.
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Citing an exception to U.S. law which favors honoring the bankruptcy proceedings of other nations, Judge Hale said it would violate public policy to allow Vitro to walk away from the guarantees backing its debt.
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The San Remo resolutions were incorporated into international law through the mandates issued by the League of Nations and their legal force has never been cancelled or superseded by any subsequent treaty or binding international resolution.
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