Whaling and International Law

An in-depth analysis of one of the most complex and intriguing legal and sociological phenomena of the contemporary period.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The history of whaling; 2. The International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling; 3. The International Whaling Commission; 4. Cultural diversity; 5. Environmental ethics, animal rights and the law; 6. The IWC and its interaction with other organisations and conventions; 7. Indigenous whaling; 8. A case study of the protection of the narwhal whale; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Taxonomy of whales: a brief introduction; Appendix 2. 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling.

About the author

Malgosia Fitzmaurice is Professor of Public International Law at the Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She is also the Nippon Foundation Visiting Professor of Marine Environmental Law at the International Maritime Law Institute of the International Maritime Organisation, Malta. She has published on the subjects of environmental law, the law of treaties, indigenous peoples and whaling.

Summary

Whales are regarded as a totemic symbol by some nations and as a natural marine resource by others. This book presents a complex picture of legal problems surrounding the interpretation of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and the role of its regulatory body, the International Whaling Commission.

Product details

• Authors: Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Malgosia (Queen Mary University of Lo Fitzmaurice, Malgosia (Queen Mary University of London) Fitzmaurice, Fitzmaurice Malgosia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781108735230
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73523-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Law, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Environmental, International Law, Public International Law, International Environmental Law, Public international law: environment