zero can sign a treaty, and unless we can unseat the bastard (do we REALLY know hoozhizdaddy?), we may be in for a fight some may not have the guts for.
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. We are not bound to any treaty obligation that subsume any part of the Constitution.
In fact, most treaties have a clause that says the signatory countries constitutions, not withstanding, all other obligations are a responsibility of the obligated signatory country.
LOST is an example and Law of the Sea is bad for any country that signs it. In particular, if it abrogates our right to transverse open waters for military reasons, then a lot of people could die and I am not talking about ours.
The thing we lose in LOST is effective military influence and projection of force.
Additionally, we would lose the right to develop or mine the seas for our national interests.
That is the open seas from 12 miles out. Not 200, 12 miles!
That’s right, an area that belongs to no one would be off limits to everyone. Unless a U.N. committee agrees to your proposal and you pay certain fees to the U.N. and several other “affected” countries.
Funny, Huh? In the middle of the Pacific, there would be a claim of an “affected country”.
Let’s all get along.