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- noun Plural form of
sea .
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Examples
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Freedom of the seas is a vital principle, but the practical use of U.S. military power is to deny others that freedom when it suits our interests.
Volte-Face Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2010
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Englishmen are the last people to swagger, but a menace from Russia on the seas is almost too ludicrous.
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So I ask again: do you have any proof that the basic rule of free navigation on the high seas is not a rule of CIL, binding on all states?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists” 2010
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On Friday, President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders sent China a firm message over territorial disputes, calling for freedom of navigation and peaceful resolution of disputes in seas that China claims as its own.
Japan, China Tensions Deepen, Test Diplomatic Resolve AP 2010
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So I ask again: do you have any proof that the basic rule of free navigation on the high seas is not a rule of CIL, binding on all states?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists” 2010
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So I ask again: do you have any proof that the basic rule of free navigation on the high seas is not a rule of CIL, binding on all states?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists” 2010
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Even so basic a global public good as the freedom and security of the seas is nibbled away, bit by bit, through high minded treaties that make it possible for the usual enforcers to plead the inability to enforce.
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On Friday, President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders sent China a firm message over territorial disputes, calling for freedom of navigation and peaceful resolution of disputes in seas that China claims as its own.
Japan, China Tensions Deepen, Test Diplomatic Resolve AP 2010
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A declaration of a blockade which extends to the high seas is a potential threat to international peace and security.
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Freedom of the high seas is exercised under the conditions laid down by this Convention and by other rules of international law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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