The role of Brazil in the geography of international trade and the effective-ness of the Multilateral Trade System

Authors

  • Renata Vargas Amaral Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Patrícia de Oliveira Areas Núcleo de Innovación y Propiedad Intelectual (NIPI), Universidad de la Regiónde Joinville (UNIVILLE) Parque de Innovación Tecnológica de Joinville (INOVAPARQ)Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) Universidad de Valencia

Keywords:

WTO, Brazil, DSB, international trade, cross-retaliation, intellectual property rights

Abstract

The essay analyses Brazil’s position with regards to the current multilateral trading system. To do so, the authors study Brazil’s recent initiatives to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In particular, they examine Brazil’s stance in the disputes before the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). Brazil’s recent action in the dispute about cotton question the effectiveness of the WTO system for decisions implementation and discussion of alternatives including the possibility of cross-retaliation in intellectual property rights of the defendant.

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Author Biographies

Renata Vargas Amaral, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Candidata doctoral en Derecho de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brasil; máster en Derecho de los Negocios Internacionales por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.

Patrícia de Oliveira Areas, Núcleo de Innovación y Propiedad Intelectual (NIPI), Universidad de la Regiónde Joinville (UNIVILLE) Parque de Innovación Tecnológica de Joinville (INOVAPARQ)Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) Universidad de Valencia

Asesora jurídica del Núcleo de Innovación y Propiedad Intelectual (NIPI) de la Universidad de la Región de Joinville (UNIVILLE) y del Parque de Innovación Tecnológica de Joinville (INOVAPARQ); doctora en Derecho por la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brasil; candidata doctoral en Derecho, Empresa y Justicia de la Universidad de Valencia, España.

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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Vargas Amaral, R., & de Oliveira Areas, P. (2010). The role of Brazil in the geography of international trade and the effective-ness of the Multilateral Trade System. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (10), 101–113. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/91

Issue

No. 10 (2010): Brasil: la potencia sudamericana

Section

Central Issue

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