Abstract
This chapter analyzes the use of public morality as a defense to inter- national obligations. It considers whether and under what circumstances a nation is required to adhere to international agreements when those agree- ments involve morally questionable practices against animals. A case study of the current World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint by Canada and certain Scandinavian countries against the European Union’s (EU’s) import ban of certain seal products is examined to illustrate this inquiry.