Commercial Whaling is in violation of an IWC moratorium signed by Japan. It's blatantly obvious said whalers are not in conjunction with "scientific research". While this does not constitute a breaking of international law, as long as Japan remains an active member in the IWC, commercial whaling from members of said country are in direct violation of the moratorium signed by their country.
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NO its not
a nation simply has to file a official objection to it and they can do what they want while not being in violation. thats exactly what norway and iceland did when the last quotas came up. it exempts the nation from following the ruling, even though they dont legally have to
Theres so many loopholes in the IWC that it's impossible for it to ever be an effective tool for controlling whale hunting. theres no incentive to follow the rulings and no penalty for not. theres no general consensus on how to even provide counts on whale populations.
what started out as a organization designed to provide for sustainable hunting has turned into a group that has banned whaling. it's a joke and honestly i dont blame these countries for doing what they want