International Trade

WTO/GATT Research 
By Jeanne Rehberg. This is a guide to researching the former GATT system and the WTO.

Nafta Research
By Jeanne Rehberg.

ArbitrationLaw Online
Access to Commercial Arbitration and International Bibliography (CAB) and to the Roster of International Arbitrators (GAA), International Commercial Arbitration and the Courts, ADR Law and Practice, Lex Mercatoria and Arbitration, Cases and Materials, Employment Arbitration, Arbitration Rules National Institutions, The Practice of International Litigation, The ICSID Convention, National Arbitration Laws, International Arbitration Treaties, World Arbitration Mediation Report WAMR, World Arbitration Reporter (WAR), The Roster of International Arbitrators, Comparison of International Arbitration Rules, Arbitration Clauses For International Contracts, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in NAFTA, SCC Arbitral Awards, etc. A password is required.

Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet 
By Marci Hoffman.

Arbitrage et Mediation  
By Serge Braudo, Conseiller honoraire à la Cour d'appel de Versailles.

CENTRAL's Transnational Law Digest & Bibliography (TLDB)
Online reference tool for transnational commercial law. Contains a comprehensive Digest of principles and rules of transnational commercial law. TLDB provides the user with comprehensive references taken from international arbitral awards,  domestic statutes, international conventions, standard contract forms, trade practices and usages, other sample clauses and academic sources.

CISG Online 
The CISG Online Project is maintained by the Law Faculty of the University of Basel. It provides the status of convention, text, articles, cases, bibliographic references and German case law on the U. N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Eye on International Business Law 
Information on the International Trade/Commercial Law, International Commercial Arbitration, and  Private International Law.

EU Trade and Bilateral Trade Relations

GATT Digital Library 1947-1994
This site provides access to documents and information of and about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), an organization that promoted international commerce and the reduction of trade barriers among member states from 1947-1994. This digital library was created in a partnership between the Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Integrated Database of Trade Disputes for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has launched a new online database on regional trade disputes. The Integrated Database of Trade Disputes for Latin America and the Caribbean provides access to full information and documentation on trade dispute process, from initial filing to final enactment. It includes WTO, MERCOSUR, NAFTA, CARICOM, Andean Community, CACM and provides an option for an integrated search. T+-he database is also available in Spanish.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) 
See cases for more information.

International Trade Database (Pace University)-- International Sale of Goods   
CISG- UN Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

International Trade Law Monitor -Lex Mercatoria  
Contains European Information Sources, International Chamber of Commerce, NAFTA, UN UNCITRAL, UNCTAD ,WIPO, GATT/WTO/ World Bank, International Trade Conventions, Dispute Settlement, Carriage of Goods, Customs, Interpretation of Legal Texts, Jurisdiction and Enforcement, Lex Mercatoria, Negotiable Instruments, Protection of Intellectual Property, Trade Marks, Treaties related to Greater Freedom of Trade or Economic Union.

IBFD 
Fee based database. To gain free and unlimited access to IBFD's Tax News Service on the Internet for 30 days, simply fill out the form. See also Interfisc, a publication intended for general guidance only. The Library has subscribed to  IBFD Taxes & Investment in Asia & the Pacific; IBFD Taxation & Investment in Mexico; European Taxation. A password is required.  

IEL Labour Law and Industrial Relations Online
IEL Labour Law online is the searchable PDF version of the looseleaf International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations (Kluwer Law International). Please note that the library copy of the print looseleaf is no longer updated. The database is updated monthly. Organized into subject monographs covering international cases, international bodies such as the NAFTA and the ILO, and national laws, IEL Labour Law online also provides selected laws in English translation from over 20 nations.

International Trade Library 
By the FIEN Group Software Creations. Provides great trade links.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) The World Business Organization

Internet Resources for Latin America
Guides to information resources for Latin American studies, links to major web directories, fee based databases, search engines, etc.

NAFTA Secretariat  
Contains dispute settlement rules and provisions, NAFTA and FTA Decisions & Reports as well as Extraordinary Challenge Committees' decisions reviewing Chapter 19 bi-national panel decisions emanated from the U.S.  For more information see the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration  and  Market Access and Compliance.

NAFTA Home Page
Comprised of the U.S. Department of Commerce and  International Trade Administration. The site also includes information on the the U.S. Department of Agriculture Home Page, NAFTA Information Resources , National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade , Organization of American States-Trade Unit for Chapter 19 Decisions (see FTAA). To check current the status of NAFTA, search Congressional Record and Federal Register for proclamations, regulations, and administrative actions of Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, the US Trade Representative, and the US International Trade Commission.

OAS  
The site for the Organization of American States Home Page and Organization of American States-Trade Unit for FTAA documents, NAFTA Dispute Settlement, Investment Treaties.

National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade 
The Inter-American Database has various projects which serve to identify and eliminate the structural legal obstacles to free trade through the harmonization of commercial laws and practice and the standardization of legal documentation. The Center has undertaken work in the following substantive areas: Banking, Environment ,Intellectual Property ,Labor, Secured Financing, Securities, and Transportation. Also includes selected English Translations of Mexican Laws.  IP access.

SourceOECD
The online publications portal of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, includes monographs, reports, selected periodicals, and the OECD statistical databases. A Major source for full-text articles on taxation, statistics, and economic trends. Information is available to university's users. Look also under OECD Free Online Publications and Documents. The portal includes 20 studies by themes, containing all monographs and reports; 24 periodicals online; some reference titles online; and the OECD statistical databases online. Major source for full-text articles on taxation, books, statistics, and economic trends.

UNILEX on CISG & UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES
International case law and bibliography on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts – two of the most important international instruments for the regulation of international commercial transactions.
 

USA Trade Online
STAT-USA and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. You can find specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. A password is required.

Trade Compliance Center (TCC) 
Contains more than 200 USA trade agreements. See also Market Access and Compliance (MAC On-Line), formerly the Global Export Market Information System (GEMS). Provides U.S. companies with the fullest range of information on accessing foreign markets.

World Trade Online
Inside USA Trade. A fee-based database providing expanded access to trade-related news from centers around the world. The library has a subscription. A password is required.

WorldTradeLaw.net Dispute Settlement Commentary Service
It is a comprehensive research tool for WTO Panel and Appellate Body Reports and WTO Arbitrations. The service is available on an annual subscription basis. IP access.

World Trade Organization and WTO Tariff Schedules 
Information available by country and chapters. To learn more about the organization and its documentation system, please follow this Training Package prepared by WTO. See U.S. Briefs Filed in WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings - Concluded. See also GATT documents in pdf.

World Chambers Network 
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Index, created and maintained by WCN is offered as a service of the World Chambers Network. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Index is designed to strengthen the global chamber of commerce movement, by  presenting the scope and strength of this global business resource to the world business community.

Guides
International Economic Law by Jean M. Wenger