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cblr-1736	Serpin, Pelin	The Public Morals Exception After the WTO Seal Products Dispute: Has the Exception Swallowed the Rules?	2019	35	.pdf	application/pdf	11552	434	49	While this deci- sion shed some further light on the public morals exception, some commentators argue that by leaving open the definition of which public morals fall within the scope of the exception, the Appellate Body left the doctrine with no boundaries at all, leaving the door open for validation of protectionist measures disguised as measures intended to preserve a pub- lic moral. ”24 Another example is the exception contained in Article XXI, providing that a contracting party may act in contravention of its obligations under the GATT when those actions are necessary for the protection of its essential secu- rity interests.25 C. Relevance of the Public Morals Exception This Note addresses a provision that allows member countries to act in contravention of their WTO obligations through measures “necessary to protect public morals.”26	cache/cblr-1736.pdf	txt/cblr-1736.txt