Dispute Settlement at the WTO: Impacts of a No Deal in the US-Brazil Cotton Dispute

摘要

In September 2002, the government of Brazil initiated consultations with the United States under the dispute settlement procedures of the World Trade Organization (WTO) claiming that various provisions of the US cotton programme were in violation of WTO obligations (WTO, 2002). The contested measures included certain domestic and export subsidies provided to US producers, users and exporters of upland cotton.'