Two legal experts explore the arrest and potential extradition of Sea Shepherd Founder and anti-whaling activist Paul Watson on a Japanese warrant from 2010.
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Japan’s exit from the IWC should spur on more global cooperation on environmental issues, not less.
Iceland is set to resume commercial whaling in June after a two-year hiatus, arguing that the moratorium put in place by the international community was never intended to be an open-ended ban.
In this episode of Change Agents, Andrew Dodd speaks with Darren Kindleysides and Don Rothwell on how Australia won a case against Japan's whaling activities at the International Court of Justice.
Japan is once again allegedly killing whales in Antarctica. But after taking Japan to international court in 2014, there’s not much Australia can do.
Japan’s fleet is on its way to the Southern Ocean for more “scientific” whaling. But a new resolution pointing out the importance of whale poo could help remove Japan’s rationale for lethal research.
Australia’s new resolution will apply stricter monitoring to the special permits that allow some nations to continue whaling. But the new rules are non-binding, meaning countries are free to ignore them.
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Antarctic Law Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow in Blue Governance, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Law, University of Greenland, University of Akureyri
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Professor in Conservation, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University