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Xithras

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5. There's a treaty protecting whales that Japan signed and ratified. Not so for sharks or dolphins.

Reply to warrior1 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 01:30 PM

Mar 2014

The ICJ has jurisdiction in this case because Japan signed the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. There is no similar law for sharks, and Japan is has not signed or ratified the treaty on dolphins and isn't bound by it. There's little chance they will do so anytime soon.

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U.N. COURT ORDERS JAPAN TO END WHALE HUNT! [View all] MoonRiver Mar 2014 OP

That's great news! It's about damn time. nt ladjf Mar 2014 #1

should go for shark fins also warrior1 Mar 2014 #2

It's all on the agenda! n/t MoonRiver Mar 2014 #3

There's a treaty protecting whales that Japan signed and ratified. Not so for sharks or dolphins. Xithras Mar 2014 #5

'U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Antarctic Whaling' Baclava Mar 2014 #4