A resounding legal victory : the end of Japanese whaling in the Antarctic?
On 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal legal organ of the United Nations, handed down its decision in the ‘Whaling Case’ instituted by Australia against Japan. In a strong decision, the Court (by a 12-4 majority) found in favour of most of Australia’s submissions,...
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| Language: | English |
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Sylvania Southgate, N.S.W., Legal Studies Assist
2014
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| Online Access: | http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/543056 |
| Summary: | On 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal legal organ of the United Nations, handed down its decision in the ‘Whaling Case’ instituted by Australia against Japan. In a strong decision, the Court (by a 12-4 majority) found in favour of most of Australia’s submissions, with the result that the current Japanese Whaling Program in the Antarctic, known as JARPA II, was held to be contrary to Japan’s obligations under international law, and in particular the terms of the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). |
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