Commercial

Agreement relating to application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 523 UNTS 93; ETS 42; entered into force January 25, 1965.

American Arbitration Association International Arbitration Rules

Arab Convention on Commercial Arbitration , entered into force June 25, 1992.

Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes 1 Bevans 577; 36 Stat. 2199; entered into force January 26, 1910.

Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards 92 LNTS 301, entered into force July 26, 1929.

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) 330 UNTS 38; 21 UST 2517; entered into force June 7, 1959.

Convention on the Settlement by Arbitration of Civil Law Disputes Resulting from Relations of Economic and Scientific Technical Cooperation (Moscow Convention) 890 UNTS 167, entered into force January 1, 1973.

Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (Washington Convention) 575 UNTS 159, 17 UST 1270.

European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 484 UNTS 364; entered into force January 7, 1964.

European Convention Providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration

IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration Adopted by a resolution of the IBA Council 1 June 1999.

ICSID Convention, Rules and Regulation

Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Panama Convention) 1438 UNTS 245; OASTS 42; entered into force June 16, 1976.

Inter-American Convention of Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgements and Arbitral Awards (Montevideo Convention) 1439 UNTS 87; OASTS 51; entered into force June 14, 1980.

Transnational Law Database (TLDB) organizes arbitral awards, principles/model laws, conventions, national legislation by the principle of transnational commercial law or lex mercatoria. Mostly full-text.

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)

UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules (1980)

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)

UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996)

Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes

Competition

Antitrust Cooperation Agreements (USDOJ)

Bilateral Competition Agreements (European Commission)

Model Law on Competition (UNCTAD)

Multilateral Competition Agreements (European Commission)

Recommendation of the Council Concerning Co-operation between Member Countries on Anticompetitive Practices Affecting International Trade (OECD)

Recommendation of the Council Concerning Effective Action Against Hard Core Cartels (OECD)

Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (UNCTAD)

Development

ASEAN Free Trade Area Agreements

Charter of Algiers (Group of 77)

Codification of the Andean Subregional Integration (Cartagena Agreement) 8 ILM 910; entered into force October 16, 1969.

Cotonou Agreement (EU-ACP)

Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (Lomé IV) OJEC L229/3 (1991); 29 ILM 783, 809; entered into force September 1, 1990; duration 10 years (from March 1, 1990).

Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Developing Countries Made At the Conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

San Jose Declaration and Plan of Action on South-South Trade, Investment and Finance (Group of 77)

Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA Treaty) 33 ILM 1067, 1072.

Finance

Articles of Agreement for the World Bank Group Organizations

Bilateral Investment Treaties (ICSID)

Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1959-1999

Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 1508 UNTS 99, entered into force April 12, 1988.

Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes 575 UNTS 159, 17 UST 1270, entered into force October 14, 1966.

ICC Rules for Documentary Credit Dispute Resolution Expertise

Investment Treaties in the Western Hemisphere (OAS)

List of U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaties (Trade Compliance Center)

Multilateral Agreement on Investment (OECD) Draft negotiating text.

North American Free Trade Agreement - Chapter 11: Investment

North American Free Trade Agreement Chapter 14 - Financial Services

OECD Codes of Liberalisation

OECD Declaration and Decision on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

TRIMs Agreement (Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures)

United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes UN Doc. A/RES/43/165, not yet in force.

United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Standby Letters of Credit UN Doc. A/50/640, entered into force January 1, 2000.

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit Transfers

US Bilateral Investment Treaties

Government

Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (Council of European Union Act of 26 May 1997, 1997 O.J. (C 195) 1).

Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 174)

Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 173)

Declaration against Corruption and Bribery in International Commercial Transactions (1996 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/52/191)

IMF Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies: Declaration of Principles

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption March 29, 1996; entered into force March 6, 1997.

OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/51/59 "Action Against Corruption" (January 28, 1997) and United Nations International Code of Conduct for Public Officials (82nd plenary meeting, December 12, 1996)

United Nations Declaration against Corruption and Bribery in International Commercial Transactions In 1998, the General Assembly adopted a resolution that urges Member States to criminalise, in an effective and coordinated manner, the bribery of public office holders of other States in international commercial transactions.

Finance Canada International Tax Treaties

Income Tax Treaties (US Internal Revenue Service)

International - Tax and Social Security Treaties (UK)

OECD Model Tax Convention

Trade

Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna

Final Act & Agreement Establishing the WTO

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 1867 UNTS 187, 33 ILM 1153 (1994)

General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 33 ILM 1167 (1994)

Guidelines for Finding and Citing Paper Sources for GATT/WTO Documents is a guide designed by University of Minnesota Law Library. It explains how to find and cite WTO/GATT documents.

Juris International

Lex Mercatoria includes many international agreements and documents in international trade and commerce, and related topics.

Mercosur Treaties

North American Free Trade Agreement

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (WTO) 1869 UNTS 401, 33 ILM 1226 (1994)

Trade Compliance Center's Trade and Related Agreements Database

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce with Guide to Enactment (1996), 36 I.L.M. 197. Background documentation is also available.

UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency with Guide to Enactment (1997)

UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services, with Guide to Enactment (1994)

UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods and Construction (1993)

UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (1980), 1489 U.N.T.S. 3, 19 I.L.M. 668