Anmerkung zum Urteil des Internationalen Gerichtshof vom 31.3.2014 im Fall Whaling in the Antarctic

The judgment rendered by the International Court of Justice concerns the question whether the Japanese scientific research programme JARPA II is in line with Art. VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. After the Court rejected Japan’s objections against its jurisdiction, it held that JARPA II cannot be considered a programme c