The United States of America should not ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), known as the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).1 Part I of this series mentioned the 20 treaties the USA is already a party to, which govern maritime matters in territorial and international waters globally. Part I also revealed numerous ways the USA would sacrifice its national sovereignty, compromise national security, harm American companies, hamper criminal prosecution, and subject our nation to a mandatory dispute resolution process. This Part II continues the list of consequences if the United States Senate approves LOST for ratification.

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