 As a result of the Australian government's 2010 application, a court case was heard at the ICJ.The hearing ran from 26 June 2013 until 6 July 2013.In its deposition to the ICJ, the Australian government has claimed that Japan "has breached and is continuing to breach" its obligations under the international convention, and further asserted that Japan has refused to accept International Whaling Commission (IWC) recommendations.