Contingent trade remedies and WTO Dispute Settlement: Some particularities

A great deal of attention has been given in recent years to WTO dispute settlement in respect of contingent trade remedies. Although the majority of the disputes have involved, and much of the interest has focused on, anti-dumping, there have been numerous disputes relating to countervailing and safeguard measures as well. Given the widespread use of contingent trade remedies by numerous WTO Members, the attention given to their treatment in dispute settlement is unlikely to diminish in the near-term.