International trade law Resources

International trade law (University of Tromso)
Important and Well-Constructed Trade law Resource. Topics include Agency, Applicable Law, Customs, Dispute Settlement, Electronic Data Interchange, Finance, Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction and Enforcement, Limitation Periods, Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services, Sale of Goods, Free Trade and Economic Union Treaties , Links by Category

Global Trade law ( Hieros Gamos )
Forming Part of the Large Hieros Gamos Site (see International Law-General) this Section includes a Wide Variety of Useful Material. Examples are Trade Treaties , International Trade Organizations, European Union documentation, National Regimes, United States Laws, Regulations and Agencies, Other Organizational Resources, World Trade Associations. Of Special Interest are the Links to Related Areas in the Hieros Gamos Site ( Commercial law , Business Organizations, Credit, Finance, Human Rights, Securities,Tax)

International Economic Law Group (A.S.I.L.)
Main Page; Web Resources; Scholarly Papers; Academic Information; Research Tools

International commercial arbitration : Resources in Print and Electronic Format (Lyonette Louis-Jacques)
Bibliographies; Treatises; Journals; Journal Indexes; Conventions; Rules; Reports; Courts; Organizations; Web Sites; Discussion Groups

World Trade Organization
About the WTO, Press Releases, Trade Policy Reviews, WTO in Depth, Uruguay Round, International Trade, Trade and Environment, WTO Membership

Guide to the World Trade Organization (Inquit)
Very Useful and Extensive Review of Numerous WTO Topics

World Economic Outlook 1998 (IMF)

Ninth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Midrand Declaration, Ministerial Declarations, Press Information, Report of the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Parallel Events, Documents for UNCTAD IX

Market Access Database(DGI)
Trade Restrictions facing European Companies: Sectoral and Trade Barriers; Applied Tariffs; WTO Bound Tariffs; General Agreement on Trade in Services – Schedules of Commitments

International Contract Adviser (Law Journal Extra)
History of GATT,Structure of WTO, GATT and Global Trade in Goods and Services, GATT and Plurilateral Trade Agreements, GATT and International Trade Dispute Resolution, GATT and International Investments and Intellectual Property, Bibliography on GATT and WTO

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Activities, About the OECD, News and Events, Member Countries, Publications

The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (OECD)
Negotiating Text (February 1998); Policy Brief; FAQ; MAI and the Environment; MAI Reports; MA Mandate; Documents; Other MAI Sites

G7 Information Centre including Lyon Summit 1996(University of Toronto)
G7 Summits, Ministerial Meetings, Background Information, Articles, Bibliographies, Links to other G7 Sites

G8 Summit 1998
Documents; Issues; International Crime; Links; Preparatory Meetings

The World Bank
News; Publications; Topics in Development; Countries and Regions; Doing Business with the Bank; IBRD; IDA; IFC; MIGA; ICSID; Site Search

World Bank Development Report 1998/1999: Knowledge for Development (World Bank)

Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries (World Bank Group)

International Monetary Fund (UNDCP)
General Information, Press Releases, Summaries of IMF Papers on Policy Analysis and Assessment, IMF Survey, Finance and Development

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
General Information; Treaties; Ratifications; Information on Patent Cooperation Treaty; Information on Madrid System for International Registration of Marks; Information on Hague Agreement on International Deposit of Industrial Designs; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre; Trademarks; Internet Domain Names; Industrial Property Information, Statistics and WIPO Standards; International Classifications; Publications; Documents; Meetings; Training Programmes; Press Releases; Links

Inter-American Development Bank

Mercosur (SuperNet)
In Spanish and Portuguese. Includes Treaty of Asuncion and Protocol of Ouro Preto

Central Banking Resource Center (Bernkopf)
Central Banks; Ministries of Finance and Economy; Central Banking Resources; Financial and Economic Conferences; Multilateral Financial Institutions; Electronic Cash; Financial News; Bankers’ Associations; Business, Economics and Finance Resource

Aseanweb
Overview, 5th. Asean Summit, World Affairs, Web Sites, 29th. Ministerial Meeting July 1996, Economic, Functional, Political, Regional Cooperation

Asian Development Bank

The Asian Currency Crisis (Irons/The Mining Co.)
Links categorised under Causes; Consequences; IMF Response

Bank for International Settlements
Statute; Documents; Papers; Press Releases; Central Banks

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC Secretariat)
Introduction; Updates; APEC-related Links; Meetings; Committees; Working and Experts Groups; Advisory Groups; APEC Secretariat; APEC Central Fund; Manila Action Plan

NAFTA(MIT)

NAFTA Secretariat
Introduction; National Sections; Mandate; Dispute Settlement

NAFTA Commission for Environmetal Cooperation
CEC Resource Center; Publications; Council; Environmental Law Infobase; CEC Related Hotlinks; North American Fund for Environmental Cooperation; EcoRegion Newsletter

NAFTA Guide (Library of Congress)

Study on the Operation and Effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Office of the U.S.Trade Representative)
Economic Effect; Sectoral Trade; Worker Rights; Cooperation, Institutions and Enforcement

Summit of the Americas Center (Florida International University)
Historical Background, Summit Accords, Contacts, Publications, Summit Implementation Documents

Free Trade Area of the Americas(FTAA) 2005(U.S. International Trade Administration)
The Summit of the Americas 1994 decided to create a Free Trade Area covering the Entire Americas by 2005. Includes First Ministerial and Business Forum 1995; Second Forum 1996; Third Forum 1997

SICE – Foreign Trade Information System (OAS)
Organization of American States Information including Trade Agreements; FTAA Process; Investment Treaties; Official Sources; Articles; Calendar of Events; Quantitative Data; Private Sector Information; Dispute Settlement

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
About OPEC; Latest News; Announcements; Publications; Member Countries

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Presentation of Unidroit; News; Conventions; Conventions Implementation; International Commercial Contracts Principles; Publications; Library; Centre for Comparative and Foreign Law Studies

Hague Conference on Private International Law
Conventions; Status; Publications; News; FAQ

Private International Law Database (U.S. State Department)
State Department’s Advisory Committee (Summary of Developments and Minutes), Electronic Data Interchange (UNCITRAL Materials), Arbitration (UNCITRAL Materials), Receivables Financing, Finance and Banking (UNCITRAL), Contracts/Sale of Goods/Procurement (UNCITRAL), Cross-Border Insolvency (UNCITRAL), Bibliography on UNCITRAL, Family Law, Factoring (UNIDROIT), Hague Conventions on International Judicial Assistance.

Regulatory and Trade Law Links(Todd Weiler)

International Chamber of Commerce
Introduction, ICC Worldwide, Your Business and the ICC, Central Working Bodies, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Institute of International Business Law and Practice, Commercial Crime Services, World Forum of Chambers of Commerce, ICC Publishing, National Committees and Direct Members, Press Releases, Position Papers

International commercial arbitration (Marianne Roth)
International Conventions and Instruments; National Arbitration Acts; Arbitration Institutions; International Organizations ; Articles; Universities, Government Departments and Other Links

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Case Law Abstracts on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT). Documents for the 29th. Session of UNCITRAL 1996. Status of Conventions. UNCITRAL Arbitration and Conciliation Rules
Washington International Report(Arent Fox)
Monthly Report from leading U.S.Law Firm concentrating on Trade Issues of concern to the United States

International Trade Database (Pace University)
The Database concentrates on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods . For this Purpose it includes a Searchable Full Text of the Convention, Cases, Commentaries, Bibliography, List of Contracting States with Reservations , Antecedents and Searchable Outline of Key Issues; NetForum for Discussion of CISG Issues

Rabel Website (University of Freiburg)
The Site deals with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). It includes Texts of the CISG in English, French, Spanish and German, Status of the CISG, History of the Convention, Case Law Materials, Index of Documents and Materials Bibliographic References, Links to CISG Sites

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 1996, U.S. (THOMAS)
Cuban Sanctions Legislation. Related Pages give Detailed Legislative History, Congressional Record, Amendments, Committee Information

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 1996, U.S. (THOMAS)
Related Pages give Detailed Legislative History, Congressional Record, Amendments, Committee Information

International Commercial Law (Uniserve)
Includes Commodity Contracts,Inland Transit, Sea Carriage, Marine Insurance, Arbitration

Antitrust Division of U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. International Trade Commission

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Commercial law, Foreign Law, Hague Conference on Private International Law, Hieros Gamos, International Commercial Arbitration, International Commercial Law, International Organizations, International commercial arbitration, International trade law, List of international trade topics, Private International Law, Trade law, Treaties, United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.