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Global Trade Negotiations is a research program of Harvard’s Center for International Development. Researchers will find a large number of relevant academic papers on every aspect of world trade negotiations and a comprehensive list of research links. Policymakers will find a centralized source for government positions on trade policy and position papers from non-governmental organizations across the globe. There are also issue summaries, links to other trade resources, and a wealth of information on trade negotiations in general.

The Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet is a research guide by Marci Hoffman, International & Foreign Law Librarian at Georgetown University Law Library. This guide is an excellent starting point for trade-related research.

International Trade Web Resources is a searchable database produced by the Federation of International Trade Association. There is an index of more than 2000 links and it includes annotations.

Pace University School of Law Database on the Convention for the International Sale of Goods offers comprehensive and in-depth information on the CISG including an annotated text of the code, cases, scholarly materials, and practical information on the application of the convention.

 

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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 Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services, with Guide to Enactment (1994)

UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

 

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Foreign Trade Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau

United States International Trade Commission

United States Trade Representative

WTO Trade Statistics

 

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The CLOUT (case laws on UNCITRAL texts database) has abstracts of court decisions involving UNCITRAL documents such as the CISG or the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law, prepared by a network of national correspondents.

GATT Panel Reports (1948-1994)

NAFTA/FTA Dispute Settlement Panel Decisions and Reports (1989-present)

UNILEX on CISG and UNIDROIT Principles Selected summaries of decisions relating to CISG (1988-present) the UNIDROT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (1994-present).

U.S. Briefs Filed in WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (USTR) (2000-present, in pdf)

WTO Panel and Appellate reports

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