Introduction 1. The history of whaling 2. The International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling 3. The International Whaling Commission 4. Cultural diversity 5. Environmental ethics, animal rights and the law 6. The IWC and its interaction with other organisations and conventions 7. Indigenous whaling 8. A case study of the protection of the narwhal whale Conclusion Appendix 1. Taxonomy of whales: a brief introduction Appendix 2. 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling.
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