Whaling in The Antarctic (Australia v. Japan : New Zealand Intervening)
That the special permits granted by Japan in connection with JARPA II do not fall within the provisions of Article VIII, paragraph 1, of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. That Japan, by granting special permits to kill, take and treat fin, humpback, Antarctic minke and Southern Ocean Sanctuary whales in pursuance of JARPA II, has not acted in conformity with its obligations under paragraph 7(b) and 10 (e) of the Schedule to the ICRW. That Japan shall revoke any extant authorization, permit or license granted in relation to JARPA II, and refrain from granting any further permits in pursuance of that programme.
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On 31 May 2010, Australia filed in the Registry of the Court an Application instituting proceedings against Japan in respect of a dispute concerning “Japan’s continued pursuit of a large scale program of whaling under the Second Phase of its Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (‘JARPA II’), in breach of obligations assumed by Japan under the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, as well as its other international obligations for the preservation of marine mammals and the marine environment”. On 20
th November 2012, New Zealand, pursuant to Article63, paragraph 2, of the ICJ Statute, filed in the Registry of the Court a Declaration of Intervention in the case.
th November 2012, New Zealand, pursuant to Article63, paragraph 2, of the ICJ Statute, filed in the Registry of the Court a Declaration of Intervention in the case.
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