Pacific Rim and Oceania

Australia v. Japan: ICJ Halts Antarctic Whaling

On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice declared that Japan must halt its current whaling program in the Southern Ocean.[1] The decision will not affect Japan’s whale hunt in the northern Pacific and it does not foreclose Japan from all whaling in the future, as long as it is conducted within the requirements of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW).[2] Nor does this decision affect the other two nations that currently conduct wh

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Topic 1
Volume: 
18
Issue: 
9
Author: 
Cymie R. Payne
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Pacific Rim and Oceania
Signature Topics - BNJ - Oceans
Signature Topics - Climate Change

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