Australia v Japan: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus

Would you take a friend to court to settle a dispute? Awkward?

This is what Australia did with Japan, a key friend and ally, in 2014 over Japan's refusal to stop killing whales in the Southern Ocean.

Special guest Mark Dreyfus is Attorney-General of Australia.

Mark represented Australia in the culmination of a 40-year diplomatic stoush between Australia and Japan which went all the way to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Case: Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) (2014)

Guest: Mark Dreyfus KC MP

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Save The Whales!

Thanks to Australia who pursued all avenues to stop the killing of whales in the Antarctic refuge. Eventually, the Aussies succeeded in the international courts.
Enforcement of ocean vessels’ speed limits & dumping is another immediate danger to whales, & all ocean dwellers, that if not addressed, will result in extreme suffering & species extinction.
Great podcast! More environmental coverage please!