On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice rendered its Judgment [3] in the case concerning Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening).  According to the press release [4], the Court ruled that “Japan’s whaling programme in the Antarctic (JARPA II) is not in accordance with three provisions of the Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling.”  The Court ordered Japan to “revoke any extant authorization, permit or licence granted in relation to JARPA II, and refrain from granting any further permits in pursuance of that programme.”