I think they should stop too. But what if they don’t? What’s this kangaroo court going to do about it?
Whales I have no problem with NOT hunting them, most are peaceful krill eating giants of the ocean....
Now Dolphins, they are literally a bunch a genocidal sex crazed maniacs, kill as many Dolphins as they want and make ‘em into sushi I don;t care.
A whale is a cow is a pig is a chicken is a fish...as long as they are plentiful, no reason not to hunt them.
They should make them use a rod and a reel with no fighting chair.
I think this is pretty much like an international court telling Americans, “No more hamburgers. No beef whatsoever.”
I know I’d say, “Really? Seriously? And, where in the Constitution does it say I have to follow some foreign court?”
Having said that, we have ceded our sovereignty to foreign courts by treaty. This is what the UN small arm’s treaty would do, give a foreign court the ability to allow our trading partners to inflict tariffs if local stores sell guns.
International court: “Halt Antarctic whaling.”
Japan: “Stop us, jackwagons!”
Japan says, “Oh, yeah? What are you going to DO about it? Our ships are armed. Are yours?”
Japan should tell the “International Community” what to do with itself. Including the United States.
Zakkenayo!!
Good enough. They went to court, they lost, the Japanese say they will abide by the ruling.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the government is secretly pleased because it has become very burdensome, over the years, using hard won international capital to defend an industry that should have died out peacefully in the 70s.
There will be grumbles among the oyajis and obasans, but there is enough stockpiled whale meat in government freezers to keep them happily gumming for decades, so there is really no reason to kill more whales.
Most Japanese will shrug and go on about their business. Supporting whalers is not on the top of their lists.
The International Court of Justice owns the world’s oceans?
I hadn’t been aware of that.
Ya learn something new every day.
Japan and Norway do not hunt endangered species of whales.
They should keep at it.
how can anyone order another country to cease and desist in international waters????
What were they doing whaling by the international court in Antarctica in the first place? < / just kidding >
What it probably means is that Japan finally makes good on its threat to leave the International Whaling Commission, which is not treaty enforced and allowed itself to be taken over by anti-whaling nations.