Current Affairs :- April 2014
The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherland on 31st March 2014 has ruled that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme Jarpa II in the Antarctic Ocean.
ICJ agreed the programme was not for scientific research as claimed by Tokyo. The court's decision is considered legally binding. Japan has agreed to abide by the decision.
Important to note :
Japan signed up a moratorium on whaling in 1986 under the International Whaling Commission, but continued whaling in the north and south Pacific under provisions that allowed for scientific research.
The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherland on 31st March 2014 has ruled that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme Jarpa II in the Antarctic Ocean.
ICJ agreed the programme was not for scientific research as claimed by Tokyo. The court's decision is considered legally binding. Japan has agreed to abide by the decision.
Important to note :
Japan signed up a moratorium on whaling in 1986 under the International Whaling Commission, but continued whaling in the north and south Pacific under provisions that allowed for scientific research.
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