Underwater Fiberoptic Cables: A Customary International Law Approach to Solving the Gaps in the International Legal Framework
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Authors
O'Connor, Elizabeth A.
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underwater fiberoptic cables, customary international law, Truman Proclamation on the Continental Shelf, 1884 Cable Convention, UNCLOS
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2019-05
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Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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This paper analyzes the current legal regime for the protection of underwater fiberoptic cables from nefarious actors. To do so, it first looks at the history of telecommunications and the subsequent advances in technology that led to fiberoptic cables while also tracing the history of international treaties. It then looks at the Truman Proclamation on the Continental Shelf as an example of a state establishing customary international law in a relatively short period of time. It then delves into a strategic plan for the United States to establish customary international law for the protection of any underwater fiberoptic cable that lands on its territory
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CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) Thesis document
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44 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.