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Shaping State Identity: International Law and Whaling in Japan
Author(s) -
Flowers Petrice R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/j.1976-5118.2008.00006.x
Subject(s) - whaling , argument (complex analysis) , commission , state (computer science) , political science , law , international law , identity (music) , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , algorithm , computer science , physics , acoustics
This article revisits the issue of whaling in an attempt to account for Japan's decision to observe the temporary moratorium on commercial whaling at the end of the 1986 whaling season and to remain a member of the International Whaling Commission despite increasingly restrictive regulations. This analysis develops an argument that focuses on the social aspects of international agreements, especially the role of international law in shaping state identity and (re)producing difference.