The role of experts before the International Court of Justice: The Whaling in the Antarctic case / Zoom In
Between law and science: A commentary on the Whaling in the Antarctic case
1. Introduction In March 2014, the International Court of Justice [‘ICJ’ or ‘the Court’] issued its judgment on the merits in the dispute between Australia and Japan, with New Zealand intervening, regarding Japan’s whaling programme in the Antarctic.[1] Australia’s primary contention in its application was that Japan’s whaling programme in the southern hemisphere [‘JARPA II’]...