Sometimes Goodbyes are Not Forever: Japan’s Hypothetical Re-accession to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

Abstract

6 Id. 7 Consulate-General of Japan (Sydney), The Japanese Government's position on whaling, available online: <https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/whaling_japanese_government_position.html>. 8 The U.S. government applied the Packwood-Magnuson Amendment to deny Japan access to its EEZ. The Amendment prohibits fishing in the U.S. EEZ by vessels of a foreign State if the State or its nationals are considered to have diminished the effectiveness of the IWC conservation measures.