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.
The High Court of Kenya remanded the environmental license issued for a port project for reconsideration and directed the project proponent to pay Kshs. 1.7 billion in compensation to affected fishing communities who will be impacted by the project. During the reconsideration process, decisionmakers must evaluate the external costs of the port project on the environment and local communities.
This project has been made possible by the generous support of the Philip Stoddard Brown and Adele Smith Brown Foundation
