The International Court of Justice held that design and implementation of Japan’s scientific research programme on whaling violated the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling.
The Federal Court of Australia fined a Japanese whaling company AUS$1 million for continuing whaling activities in the Australian Whale Sanctuary in violation of court orders.
The Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines ruled that a service contract for oil exploration, development, and production issued by the government of the Philippines in the protected area of the Tañon Strait was unconstitutional.
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