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Think Big And Ignore The Law: U.S. Corn And Ethanol Subsidies And Wto Law, Phoenix X. Cai

Phoenix X. Cai

Phoenix X.F. Cai

Think Big and Ignore the Law: U.S. Corn and Ethanol Subsidies and WTO Law

Abstract:

International trade law is currently confronting a substantial challenge arising from tensions over U.S. subsidies to its domestic agricultural producers. Because of three recent developments, nations with competing agricultural economies are increasingly likely to pursue litigation against the U.S. challenging those subsidies. First, Brazil’s success in its recent challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies in the Upland Cotton case will likely embolden these nations to undertake similar suits. Brazil based its claim on legal arguments that will apply equally to U.S. corn and …