Whaling into a Spider Web? The Multiple International Restraints to States’ Sovereignty

Source: academic.oup.com --- Monday, January 30, 2017
The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision in Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan; New Zealand intervening) will hardly be included in the restricted collection of cases that have prompted spectacular developments of international law.1¹ Its technical complexity and its demure tone may discourage scholars from drawing from it implications going beyond the particular dispute decided by the Court. Yet, a meticulous analysis will reward the patient reader and will highlight some major developments disguised in the folds of the reasoning of the Court. Three profiles, in particular, deserve careful attention. ...

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