Why Is The International Whaling Commission Effective

Is the International Whaling Commission Effective against Japanese Whaling?

No, it is not effective because there is corruption.

Debuting in 1946 with only 14 members, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established with the signing of “The International Convention”. Now, the IWC has 89 member countries making it the world’s “whaling regulator.” Abiding the international regulation system, the Convention provides protection worldwide for all species of whales from over-fishing with the participation of member nations. Even though the IWC is the main whaling authority, discrepancies arise due to Japan’s “untamed” whaling linked to “research”, causing NGO to be skeptic in the IWC’s authority. The IWC’s has given Japan the ability to kill a vast amount of

These occurrences have prompted investigations, questioning the presence of corruption. There is reason to believe that there are ulterior motives for the “leniency” for Japan. Furthermore, these investigations check for the possibility of corruption amongst the IWC members in which membership “cash votes” have become an issue. Although the IWC assures transparency through their “anti-corruption reform” policy, skeptic NGOs such as Greenpeace and the Sea Shepherds Conservation Society (SSCS) have taken the issue into their own hands to “deal” with what has now become an untrustworthy commission.

For more than 70 years, the IWC has dominated authority when it came to whaling conservation. However their legitimacy is under scrutiny from non-governmental organizations, due to their “inability” to innovate their Convention. The International Convention created in 1946 contains eleven articles, which mandate whaling internationally. Although the Convention has appropriate regulations such as membership dues and