Scientific whaling and how philosophy of science can help break the international deadlock
Despite widespread public interest on the topic of whaling, there is at present relatively little work on how philosophy might contribute to analysis of the status of whaling in international law. When philosophers have looked at the topic of whaling, they have confined their attention to a fairly n...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:122117 2023-05-15T18:25:05+02:00 Scientific whaling and how philosophy of science can help break the international deadlock Coady, D Gogarty, B McGee, J 2018 https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2017.1334758 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/122117 en eng Routledge http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2017.1334758 Coady, D and Gogarty, B and McGee, J, Scientific whaling and how philosophy of science can help break the international deadlock, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 72, (1) pp. 49-67. ISSN 1035-7718 (2018) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/122117 Philosophy and Religious Studies Philosophy Environmental Philosophy Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2017.1334758 2019-12-13T22:20:58Z Despite widespread public interest on the topic of whaling, there is at present relatively little work on how philosophy might contribute to analysis of the status of whaling in international law. When philosophers have looked at the topic of whaling, they have confined their attention to a fairly narrow set of ethical questions, such as whether international law should permit certain forms of traditional indigenous whaling or extend legal rights to whales themselves. However, there is another important issue which has so far been largely neglected by philosophy, even though it is at the forefront of current international legal disputes over the status of whaling: the issue of so-called scientific whaling. This article considers the international legal dispute between Australia, New Zealand and Japan over the latters lethal harvesting of whales in the Southern Ocean, and the recent attempt at resolution by the International Court of Justice. On its face, this required that the Court demarcate scientific from unscientific activity; however, it effectively baulked at this task. The authors argue that this approach of the Court was unfortunate, and that demarcating science from commerce is not only achievable in philosophy, but might also inform international legal practice. Resolving this issue is important for genuine progress to be made in the current international stand-off over Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Southern Ocean New Zealand Australian Journal of International Affairs 72 1 49 67 |
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Despite widespread public interest on the topic of whaling, there is at present relatively little work on how philosophy might contribute to analysis of the status of whaling in international law. When philosophers have looked at the topic of whaling, they have confined their attention to a fairly narrow set of ethical questions, such as whether international law should permit certain forms of traditional indigenous whaling or extend legal rights to whales themselves. However, there is another important issue which has so far been largely neglected by philosophy, even though it is at the forefront of current international legal disputes over the status of whaling: the issue of so-called scientific whaling. This article considers the international legal dispute between Australia, New Zealand and Japan over the latters lethal harvesting of whales in the Southern Ocean, and the recent attempt at resolution by the International Court of Justice. On its face, this required that the Court demarcate scientific from unscientific activity; however, it effectively baulked at this task. The authors argue that this approach of the Court was unfortunate, and that demarcating science from commerce is not only achievable in philosophy, but might also inform international legal practice. Resolving this issue is important for genuine progress to be made in the current international stand-off over Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. |
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