Live Captures And The International Trade In Small Cetacean Species From Japan
Abstract In October 2007 CITES Secretariat Willem Wijnstekers issued a statement in response to numerous requests calling for CITES to intervene in the trade of live dolphins. Mr. Wijnstekers stated in his response that CITES had not been presented with any evidence demonstrating that the required NDF’s were inadequate for such exports. Furthermore, he stated that CITES had not been furnished with evidence to show that such exports were having a detrimental impact on wild dolphin population...
The Australian Offshore Detention System as a Flawed Model
Preamble Offshore detention has been a significant component of Australian immigration policy since 2001. It has been mired in controversy since its inception, however the renewed implementation of offshoring in 2013 as a deterrent for 'unauthorised maritime arrivals' has drawn greater calls for transparency and accountability, as well as international criticism of systemic human rights violations. In similar fashion, the proposed UK Nationality and Borders Bill seeks to reinforce the distin...