Considers legislation to authorize regulation of whaling and to authorize U.S. membership in the International Whaling Commission.

These volumes trace the legal measures by which emphasis has shifted from support of the whaling industry to ensuring an effective legal system for the preserva

Whales and elephants are iconic giants of the marine and terrestrial animal world. Both are conspicuous representatives of wildlife conservation. The issues of

Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted

An in-depth analysis of one of the most complex and intriguing legal and sociological phenomena of the contemporary period.