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The Freedom Of Navigation Program: Assessing 35 Years Of Effort, Joshua L. Root
The Freedom Of Navigation Program: Assessing 35 Years Of Effort, Joshua L. Root
Joshua L. Root
The US challenges excessive maritime claims - claims that do not comport with UNCLOS or customary international law - of other countries by sailing war ships into areas of the ocean subject to such claims. The US has challenged claims in this manner under the Freedom of Navigation Program for 35 years. No comprehensive assessment has been conducted on whether the program "works." This article looks at four countries that have been the subject of FON operations and tracks any changes in their law over time to see if there is correlation between the FON program and any roll back …