[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The claim follows a new approach in international law which holds that a nation's legitimately-held territory can extend up to 350 miles from its coast, if it can verify that it is part of the shoreline's underlying continental shelf.

Where did this law come from? And what about overlapping claims? Nonetheless, I doubt that WE will ever exert such rights, even when legitimate. Our job is to let the NWO nibble us into small fragments, this to "level the playing field".

[Ben Ficklin]

"Where did this law come from"

UNCLOS. This is no different from Russia's recent claims to the Lonomosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean.

[Ben Ficklin]

"And what about overlapping claims"

The validity of a claim or overlapping claims is determined by the commission mentioned in the article, based on technical data.

"I doubt that WE will ever exert such rights"

WE haven't signed the treaty so we can't make claims, nor can we use our tech data to dispute another countries claims, such as Russia's or Canada's.

The US's acceptance of the treaty is an "issue".Clinton signed it, but the Senate has never ratified it. Biden is supposed to take it up soon in Committee, followed by the Senate.