Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program

Schnepf, Randy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Dispute settlement;    Agriculture;    International agricultural cooperation;    Cotton production;   

RP-ID  :  RL32571
RP-ID  :  RL32571_2011Jan05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a description and status report on Brazil's challenge to certain aspects of the U.S. cotton program under the rules of the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) dispute settlement process in case DS267.1 The "Brazil cotton case" had its WTO origins in 2002 and has since evolved into a sprawling legal enterprise that is still ongoing as of early 2011.