Protecting whales by hue and cry: Is there a role for non-state actors in the enforcement of international law?
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Anton, DK
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2011
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Last month, when I accepted the invitation to speak today I may have been
channeling Sir Wilfred Jenks. Jenks famously invoked Proverbs 29:18 in arguing for
idealism in international law -- “where there is no vision, people perish”, he insisted.1
When I heard that my assignment for today was to consider whether there is a role for the
sort non-state posse comitatus enforcement of international law envisioned by Paul Watson
and Sea Shepherd, I suspect I may have been subconsciously thinking, “where there is no
vision, whales perish”. It will become apparent that much vision is required here because
the law is not favourable ...
View more >Last month, when I accepted the invitation to speak today I may have been channeling Sir Wilfred Jenks. Jenks famously invoked Proverbs 29:18 in arguing for idealism in international law -- “where there is no vision, people perish”, he insisted.1 When I heard that my assignment for today was to consider whether there is a role for the sort non-state posse comitatus enforcement of international law envisioned by Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd, I suspect I may have been subconsciously thinking, “where there is no vision, whales perish”. It will become apparent that much vision is required here because the law is not favourable to Watson.
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View more >Last month, when I accepted the invitation to speak today I may have been channeling Sir Wilfred Jenks. Jenks famously invoked Proverbs 29:18 in arguing for idealism in international law -- “where there is no vision, people perish”, he insisted.1 When I heard that my assignment for today was to consider whether there is a role for the sort non-state posse comitatus enforcement of international law envisioned by Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd, I suspect I may have been subconsciously thinking, “where there is no vision, whales perish”. It will become apparent that much vision is required here because the law is not favourable to Watson.
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Journal Title
Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy
Volume
14
Issue
2
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© 2011 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy on 27 Jun 2011, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13880292.2011.583583
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Law not elsewhere classified
Law