Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation

Ray A. Goldberg; Robert  Lawrence; J. Katherine Milligan

Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2004 (Revised January 2005)

Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation

by Ray A. Goldberg, Robert Lawrence and J. Katherine Milligan

Abstract

Brazil has just won a case action against the U.S. cotton agriculture program at the World Trade Organization. What does this mean for future agricultural programs in the United States? For future trade policies of the United States, Brazil, and others in the global agribusiness system? The future role of the WTO? Negotiation through litigation? Developed versus developing country trade policies?

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Types; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Brazil;

Language: English

Format: Print

48 pages

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Citation:

Goldberg, Ray A., Robert Lawrence, and J. Katherine Milligan. "Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation." Harvard Business School Case 905-405, September 2004. (Revised January 2005.)