THE UN’s top court has ruled that Japan’s whaling hunt in the - TopicsExpress



          

THE UN’s top court has ruled that Japan’s whaling hunt in the Southern Ocean is not a scientific program as Tokyo has always claimed. “The court concludes that the special permits granted by Japan for the killing, taking and treating of whales in connection with JARPA II are not for purposes of scientific research,’’ President Peter Tomka told the International Court of Justice in The Hague today. The court ruled Tokyo should cease its whaling program “with immediate effect’’.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:06:44 +0000

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