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Whaling diplomacy : Defining issues in international environmental law

Author
Gillespie A.
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-079287)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, UK
ISBN
1-84542-107-8
Pages
544 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine mammals Hunting/capture Indigenous peoples
Abstract

Contents:
Part I: Numbers and Threats 1. From the Blue-Whale Unit to the Revised Management Scheme 2. Management and Numbers 3. Environmental Threats to Cetaceans and the Limits of the IWC 4. Incidental Capture Part II: Philosophy in International Environmental Law 5. Whaling under Scientific Auspices 6. Humane Killing 7. Non-Lethal Utilization and the Irish Proposal 8. Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Part III: The Mechanics of International Environmental Law 9. Sanctuaries 10. Small Cetaceans 11. The Primacy of the IWC and Related International Organizations 12. Compliance 13. Reservations to the ICRW 14. Transparency 15. Vote-Buying 16. Finance Part IV: Conclusion 17. Conclusion