Are lobsters cute enough to get the seal-ban treatment? OTTAWA — If the European Union is allowed to ban seal imports over public morality, Environment Minister Leona Agluqqak worries something as pedestrian as lobster fishing might be next on its hit list. Just days before the World Trade Organization is set to release its final ruling on the EUs seal ban, Agluqqak said the ban is a slippery slope and very dangerous, globally. Last year, the WTO upheld the EUs ban by citing a controversial public morality clause. Last December, the WTO ruled that although the EUs ban on seal products did indeed break some trade rules, the ban was justified on the grounds of this public morality clause — which does not have to be shown to be justified, according to the WTOs rules. It opens up the door for someone to come say: We dont like how you kill the lobster and on my moral grounds Im now going to appeal, she said. A ruling is expected Thursday.
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 17:00:02 +0000
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