CIJ orders Japan to cease to whaling in the Southern Ocean

The HAGUE, March 31, 2014 ( AFP ) - Japan should stop whaling in the Southern Ocean , ordered Monday the International Court of Justice ( CIJ) , considering that Tokyo holds a business by passing it through science ."The design of the program have been about financial considerations , rather than purely scientific criteria ," said Judge Peter Tomka during a hearing at the Peace Palace in The Hague .The judge had an impact on the "lack of transparency" Japanese quota system , which considered as " unreasonable " and asserted the small number of scientific publications in the framework of the Japanese JARPA II research ." Japan should revoke all permits, authorizations and licenses granted under JARPA II and refrain from granting any new permit under this program," he ordered .Tokyo said quickly to respect the final and binding decision of the supreme judicial body of the United Nations , saying despite their " deep disappointment " ." As a country that respects the rule of law and responsible member of the international community , Japan will respect the decision of the Court" , told reporters the head of the Japanese delegation to the CIJ, Koji Tsuruoka .With its verdict , the Court agrees with him to Australia , he turned to her in 2010 claiming that Japan practiced whaling for commercial purposes , claiming a program of scientific research.Japan, which argues that whaling is an ancient tradition , argues that its activities are scientific , but does not hide the meat of whales caught then end markets archipelago. 

Officially, the Japanese research seeks to determine the feasibility of the commercial catch , and the proceeds from the sale of whale meat used in part to fund such research.According Canberra, Japan captured over 10,000 copies between 1987 and 2009. 

Officially , Norway and Iceland are the only countries in the world that practice commercial whaling, thanks to an objection against the (CBI ) , which prohibits the commercial harvesting 1986 moratorium by the International Whaling Commission.- Environmentalists happy -" This decision sends a clear message to governments around the world Post: the exploitation of animals is not going to tolerate , and the animals have to be protected at the highest level," he told AFP Claire Bass of the World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ), after the verdict .The environmental activists have closely followed the debate in the CIJ, after harassing the whaling vessels in the Antarctic to prevent hunting of whales, sometimes leading to violent incidents .Environmentalists believe that the case against Japan in the Court is of paramount importance for the survival of this mammal .In April last year, Japan indicated that the number of whales killed in the Antarctic in the 2012-2013 marketing year fell to its lowest level , precisely because of harassment by environmentalists.The CIJ , created in 1945 and headquartered in The Hague , is the highest judicial organ of the UN. Their verdicts are binding and final.

 In my opinion I think it is a good thing because these whales are hurting for no reason.