Softwood Lumber: Exact Significance of the Recent Canadian Victory before the WTO and Prospects in the Context of the Pending Second Lumber Case

Marc Benitah

Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 2003, vol. 03, issue 2, 11

Abstract: Recently, the WTO Panel in charge of the softwood lumber case brought by Canada against the United States ruled in favor of Canada. The "benefit conferred" criterion played a critical role in the ruling, which concluded that the United States used a flawed cross-border methodology to demonstrate the existence of such a benefit. However, the Canadian victory would have been more decisive if the WTO panel had found the absence of a governmental financial contribution. The cross-border methodology will be once again at the heart of the pending second lumber case before the WTO. This article evaluates the prospects for the case in this context.

Keywords: International; Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.23925

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