Australia instituted proceedings before the ICJ on 1 June, 2010 alleging that:
“Japan's continued pursuit of a large scale programme of whaling under the 2nd Phase of its Japanese Whale Research Programme under Special Permit in the Antarctic (“JARPA”) [is] in breach of obligations assumed by Japan under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), as well as its other international obligations for the preservation of marine mammals and marine environment.”
See press release No. 2010/16 at www.icj-cij.org for more details.
