Landmark Ruling on Whaling from the International Court of Justice
On 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Japan’s whaling activities in Antarctica did not comply with Article VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which permits whaling for scientific purposes. Copious and confusing media commentar...
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WBI Studies Repository
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_all/11 https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/acwp_all/article/1010/viewcontent/Landmark_Ruling_on_Whaling_from_the_International.pdf |
| Summary: | On 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Japan’s whaling activities in Antarctica did not comply with Article VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which permits whaling for scientific purposes. Copious and confusing media commentary followed the decision. This included seemingly conflicting reports from within Japan, which initially indicated whole-hearted compliance with the ruling, which required this whaling to cease, but later suggested that implementation by Japan might be limited to a brief halt followed by a launch of a new Antarctic ‘research’ programme including lethal take. |
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