International 

Trade Law

  • Lex Mercatoria(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

  • WTO/GATT Research (Rehberg)
    Guide Including Recent News; Legal Instruments; Schedules on Tariffs and Services; Negotiation of Legal Instruments; Official Documents; Dispute Settlement; Trade Policy Review Mechanism; TRIPS; TRIMS; U.S. Practice

  • Global Trade Watch (Public Citizen/Ralph Nader)
    Critical Examination of Globalization including WTO Seattle 1999; China; MAI; NAFTA; Fast Track

  • World Economic Outlook 2000 (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

  • G8 Summit 1999
    Documents; Issues; Press Releases; Links


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

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


  • International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Basic Documents; Additional Facility; Contracting States; Cases; Publications; Bilateral Investment Treaties; News

  • World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty (World Bank)

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

  • Environment and Trade: A Handbook (IISD/UNEP)
    Includes Searchable Analyses of Environment-Trade Disputes; Events Calendar; Links

  • 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.  Progress; Press Releases; History; Structure; Private Sector Participation; Negotiating Groups; Electronic Commerce; Civil Society

  • 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

  • Country Analysis Briefs (US Energy Information Administration)
    Overview of Energy Situation of Numerous Countries. Special Topics include OPEC Fact Sheet; Energy Sanctions; Oil Choke Points

  • Tax Havens of the World (EscapeArtist.com)
    Financial Services Information for each listed Tax Haven

  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution (InternationalADR)
    Treaties; Arbitration Laws; Awards; Decisions; Institutions and Rules; Model Clauses; Publications

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

  • 1998 Trade Policy Agenda and 1997 Annual Report of the U.S. President on the Trade Agreements Program
    Includes World Trade Organization, Other Multilateral Agreements, NAFTA, Bilateral Negotiations, U.S. Trade Law
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    All comments should be directed to Douglas Hodgson
    Contact Email Address     dhodgson@ecel.uwa.edu.au
    Last modified Monday, 12 February 2001