The International whaling Regime: between conservation and exploitation (on the whaling in Antartic Case)
Australia has instituted proceedings against Japan before the International Court of Justice on the basis of the breach of its obligations regarding whaling and whale-trading. The Australian application invokes the whaling regime as constituted of three treaties: the International Convention on the...
| Published in: | Anuario Español de Derecho Internacional |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Published: |
Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/anuario-esp-dcho-internacional/article/view/4162 https://doi.org/10.15581/010.26.4162 |
| Summary: | Australia has instituted proceedings against Japan before the International Court of Justice on the basis of the breach of its obligations regarding whaling and whale-trading. The Australian application invokes the whaling regime as constituted of three treaties: the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling, the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species, and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Moreover it pledges the Court that those three treaties shall be interpreted in a systematic manner and, also with a view to international customs that may have developed on this field. The Court is given the chance to decide on relationships amongst treaties, their interpretation and their relationships with customary rules at stake. Australia ha demandado a Japón ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia por el incumplimiento de sus obligaciones en relación con la pesca de ballenas y el comercio con los productos derivados de esta actividad. En su demanda, Australia invoca el régimen de la pesca de ballenas sobre la base de tres tratados internacionales: el Convenio Internacional de Regulación de la Pesca de Ballenas, la Convención Internacional sobre Comercio de Especies Amenazadas de Flora y Fauna Silvestres y el Convenio de Diversidad Biológica. Además solicita a la Corte que aplique estos tratados sistemáticamente y a la luz de las normas consuetudinarias que puedan haberse desarrollado en la materia. Se presenta una oportunidad para que la Corte se pueda pronunciar sobre las relaciones entre tratados internacionales, su interpretación y sus relaciones con las costumbres internacionales. |
|---|