International Regulation of Whaling

These two volumes are based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.) - University of Edinburgh, 1979. This study attempts, by giving a chronological account of the development of the international law pertaining to regulation of whaling from its inception to the present day to increase th knowledge and understanding of the problems inherent in regulation of whales and whaling, and by tracing the growing relationship of regulation of whaling to the development of other relevant laws and institutions for conservation of migratory species, to identify the ways in which international law and organizations might be developed to secure more effective conservation of whales and other marine mammals, as important components of the marine ecosystem.