Thursday, December 23, 2010

N.Z. 'won't join Australia' in anti-whaling legal bid (AFP)

New Zealand said it would not join Australia's legal action against Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters for strategic reasons, but still supported the case and would provide input. Foreign Minister Murray McCully (pictured) said it was a tactical decision, because under ICJ rules Australia could not nominate one of the judges who will hear the case if N.Z. filed as a party in the proceedings.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - New Zealand said it would not join Australia's legal action against Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters for strategic reasons, but still supported the case and would provide input.


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