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OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES

Tariff and Services Schedules
Current Awareness
Internet
LEXIS
Westlaw
Databases & CD-ROMs

Tariff and Services Schedules

Current Awareness (good for paper topic ideas)

  • BNA's WTO Reporter (available only in electronic form from the BNA Web site, subscription access available through the Library's website.)

Internet

There are many sites on the Internet which focus on trade and trade-related issues. Listed below is a sampling of some of the sites available. Many of these sites link to other sites. Keep in mind some of the problems with the Internet: there is no authority control, no general indexing, and materials may disappear the next time you use the site. If you cite to something on the Web, be sure to include the URL and the date.

Finding More Materials and Resources

Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet
General research guide on international trade sources.

WTO/GATT Research
Comprehensive guide that Includes both print and electronic sources.

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law: International Economic Law
Covers mostly electronic sources for international economic law.

Researching International Economic Law on the Internet

Researching International Trade Law

Other Useful Web Sites

Cornell Law School LII -- International Trade Law Materials

Global Trade Negotiations (Harvard University)

International Trade Administration

Juris International

Lex Mercatoria

Organization of American States Trade Unit

Trade and Commercial Relations Treaties (Fletcher Multilaterals Project)

Trade and Related Agreements (US Department of Commerce)

US International Trade Commission

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

U.S. Dept. of State, USA & the World Trade Organization

U.S.Trade Representative

World Trade Organization

WorldTradeLaw.net (some portions of this site are GULC only)

Lexis

Use the international law or international trade libraries (select these topics under "Area of Law—By Topic"). The relevant sources include:

GATT & WTO Panel Reports

Basic Documents of International Economic Law (BDIEL)

Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (BISD)

WTO Dispute Settlement (contains panel reports, appellate body reports and miscellaneous documents)

ASIL documents

ILM treaties

US Treaties

Lexis also provides much more information related to international law.

Westlaw

ASIL (Am. Society of International Law publications)

IEL (International Economic Law Documents)

ILM (International Legal Materials)

ILM-INDX (ILM index)

GATT

WTO-DEC (WTO & GATT Panel Decisions)

USTREATIES (US treaties & international agreements, 6/79-)

Subscription Databases and CD-ROMs (GULC only)

BNA Publications (includes International Trade Reporter and WTO Reporter)

China Trade Extra
A special feature of World Trade Online (see below).

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
A good source for obtaining scholarly documents from international relations sources.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU provides analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on industries, country data (including economic indicators and forecasts) and daily country analysis.

GATT Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (CD-ROM in INTL Media)

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (CD-ROM in Media)

Legal Scholarship Network (Social Science Research Network) The goal of LSN is to facilitate the distribution of scholarly information related to law to legal, economics, and business scholars and practitioners throughout the world. LSN issues a series of electronic "journals" of abstracts -- of working papers as well as articles accepted for publication -- in various areas of law. GULC faculty, staff and students can register to receive email from LSN by using this form.

Results of the Uruguay Round (CD-ROM in INTL Media)

Trade Policy Review (CD-ROM in INTL Media)

World Trade Online
The electronic version of Inside U.S. Trade. Good source for current information and documents.

WorldTradeLaw.net
The subscription portion of this site provides excellent commentaries on WTO panel and AB reports.

WTO Annual Report (CD-ROM in INTL Media)

Next - Just the Links

Revised August 2005


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