ENVIRONMENT - Japan's whaling future in balance as ICJ set to rule on hunting in Antarctic

Activists say case brought before international court of justice by Australia is make-or-break for whales' future in Southern OceanThe leading court at the UN will rule on Monday on whether Japan has the right to hunt whales in the Antarctic, an emotive case that activists say is make-or-break for the mammals' future.Australiatook Japan to the international court of justice (ICJ) in the Hague in 2010, accusing Tokyo of exploiting a loophole by hu ...

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