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The Japan-United States Salmon Conflict, Ralph W. Johnson

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This article will briefly describe the events that followed the signing of the International Convention for High Seas Fisheries of the North Atlantic Ocean (the Tripartite Treaty) and the recent negotiations attempting to replace or modify that treaty. After describing the current state of negotiations between Japan and the United States, the article will then examine several key issues that form the focal points of the disagreement.

Was Japan coerced into signing the Tripartite Treaty in 1952? What is the meaning of the Protocol and the abstention line at longitude 1750 W.? What is the standing of the abstention principle …

The Japan-United States Salmon Conflict, Ralph W. Johnson

Articles

This article will briefly describe the events that followed the signing of the Tripartite Treaty and the recent negotiations attempting to replace or modify that treaty. After describing the current state of negotiations between Japan and the United States, the article will then examine several key isues that form the focal points of the disagreement.6 Was Japan coerced into signing the Tripartite Treaty in 1952? What is the meaning of the Protocol and the abstention line at longitude 1750 W.? What is the standing of the abstention principle in international law? What are the policy arguments for and against abstention, …