U.S. Statement on Agenda Item 13, Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, June 25, 2025, presented by Nathan Nagy, representative of the U.S. observer delegation to the 35th Meeting of States Parties to the Law of the Sea Convention, explaining the U.S. position and State practice regarding the legal character of the Law of the Sea Convention seabed mining provisions.| International Law Studies
U.S. Intervention on Agenda Item 8, International Seabed Authority Assembly, 30th Session, July 2025, presented by Greg O’Brien, Head of the U.S. Observer Delegation to the International Seabed Authority, explaining the U.S. position and State practice regarding the legal character of the Law of the Sea Convention seabed mining provisions.| International Law Studies
This article analyzes the legality of U.S. unilateral seabed mining authorized by Executive Order 14285, signed by President Donald Trump on April 24, 2025, permitting mineral extraction on the U.S. continental shelf and international deep seabed. Critics, including China, the European Union, and the International Seabed Authority, contend that this policy violates international law by circumventing Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which designates seab...| International Law Studies