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International Trade/Comercial Law
- I. Other Starting Points
- Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
Mirela Roznovschi, New York University School of Law, NY, US
[report broken link] - International Economic Law
Jean M. Wenger at ASIL. This collection of annotated links forms part of the ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (http://www.asil.org/resource/home.htm), another fine site to start research from. Like the following sites in this section, the ASIL Guide is not limited to International Trade, but covers international legal issues in the private as well as in the public sector, including information on Legal Research.
[report broken link] - Law and Politics: Internet Guide
Randy Roberts, University of Texas, Austin, TX, US
[report broken link] - Legal Research on International Law Issues Using the Internet
Lyonette Louis-Jacques, University of Chicago, IL, US
[report broken link] - Lex Mercatoria
International Trade/Commercial Law Monitor (ITL), Ralph Amissah at University of Tromso, NO, University of Oslo, NO, and Pace University, NY, US. Excellent entry point for research in the area of International Trade Law. Provides the full texts of several of the most important conventions and other documents used in International Trade as well as a wide range of related links.
[report broken link] - Lex Mercatoria
International Trade/Commercial Law Monitor (ITL), Ralph Amissah at University of Tromso, NO, University of Oslo, NO, and Pace University, NY, US. Excellent entry point for research in the area of International Trade Law. Provides the full texts of several of the most important conventions and other documents used in International Trade as well as a wide range of related links.
[report broken link] - Rechtswissenschaftliche Datenbanken im Internet
Mannheim University, DE (German)
[report broken link] - II. Antitrust
- The Antitrust Case Browser
Anthony D. Becker, Ph.D., at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, US. Provides a collection of US Supreme Court case summaries dealing with violations of antitrust statutes as well as antitrust news.
[report broken link] - III. Intellectual Property
- Dephion IP Search
Formerly located at IBM Intellectual Property Network (IPN) . Possibility to search and view patent documents from the US, Europe and Japan as well as patent applications published by WIPO. Another possibility to conduct an international search for patents is esp@cenet at the European Patent Office.
[report broken link] - European Database Patents
Database by the European Intellectual Property Association containing millions of patent documents and many other services related to the intellectual property.
[report broken link] - IP Law Practice Center
Law.com. Extensive site featuring Intellectual Property news, current cases and practice papers. The News section is free of charge, for other information subscription is required.
[report broken link] - Trilateral Web Site
Links the European Patent Office (EPO) (http://www.european-patent-office.org/), the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) (http://www.jpo.go.jp/), and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (http://www.uspto.gov/).
[report broken link] - IV. Electronic Commerce
- E-Commerce Spotlight
Electronic commerce and digital signature Web page, McBride Baker & Coles, Chicago, IL, US
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- I. General Sources
- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Official Journal L 012 , 16/01/2001 P. 0001 - 0023
[report broken link] - EC Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Brussels 1968)
via Lex Mercatoria
[report broken link] - EC Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome 1980)
via Lex Mercatoria
[report broken link] - Hague Conference on Private International Law
The Hague, NL. Contents include the text and status of all Hague Conventions.
[report broken link] - Principles of European Contract Law (1998)
via Lex Mercatoria. Also available under CENTRAL's Transnational Law Database (http://www.tldb.net)
[report broken link] - Private International Law Database (PILDB)
U.S. Department Of State. PILDB i.a. features numerous documents on international business transactions (archive site not updated after 20 January 2001).
[report broken link] - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Vienna, AT. Contains text and status of as well as case law on UNCITRAL conventions and model laws.
[report broken link] - II. Vienna Sales Convention (CISG)
- CISG online Database
Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Schwenzer, LL.M., at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel, CH. Formerly located at the Institute of Foreign and International Law, Freiburg University, DE. Provides texts, articles, bibliographic references and German case law on the Vienna Sales Convention.
[report broken link] - CISG w3 Database
Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace University, NY, US. Presents a CISG annotated table of contents and a schedule of court and arbitral proceedings by country, scholarly materials on the Vienna Sales Convention, multiple database research, and information on the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/vis.html) as well as on the Pace Essay Competition on the CISG (http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/essay.html). Also features The Autonomous Network of CISG Websites (http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/network.html).
[report broken link] - Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (New York 1974)
[report broken link] - Texts of ULIS and ULF
via Pace University, NY, US. The Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (ULF) and the Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods (ULIS) (The Hague, 1964) represent the antecedents to the Vienna Sales Convention.
[report broken link] - UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) (Vienna 1980)
[report broken link] - UNILEX on CISG & UNIDROIT Principles
The UNILEX database i.a. contains detailed abstracts of the most important cases decided under both instruments by courts and arbitral tribunals worldwide, the full text of each decision in its original language (when available), a status report on the state of ratifications of the CISG, and a comprehensive bibliography for each instrument.
[report broken link] - III. Various National Laws
- Nations of the World
- Australia
- AustLIIAustralasian Legal Information Institute. This joint facility of UTS (http://www.law.uts.edu.au/) and UNSW (http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/) Faculties of Law publishes primary as well as secondary legal materials.
Australasian Legal Information Institute. This joint facility of UTS (http://www.law.uts.edu.au/) and UNSW (http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/) Faculties of Law publishes primary as well as secondary legal materials.
[report broken link] - Australian Law OnlineThe Australian Government's entry point to all Australian Government legal resources. Part of this initiative is ComLaw (Commonwealth Law) incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) (http://www.laweye.de/www.comlaw.gov.au) which will eventually replace SCALEplus (http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/), the legal retrieval system of the Australian Attorney General's Department.
The Australian Government's entry point to all Australian Government legal resources. Part of this initiative is ComLaw (Commonwealth Law) incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) (http://www.laweye.de/www.comlaw.gov.au) which will eventually replace SCALEplus (http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/), the legal retrieval system of the Australian Attorney General's Department.
[report broken link] - Canada
- Access to Justice Network (ACJNet)Provides access to legislation, people and organizations, publications, databases and discussion forums on justice and legal issues.
Provides access to legislation, people and organizations, publications, databases and discussion forums on justice and legal issues.
[report broken link] - CanLIICanadian Legal Information Institute. Initiated by the Federation of Law Societies in Canada, CanLII is a site for the distribution of Canadian primary legal material.
Canadian Legal Information Institute. Initiated by the Federation of Law Societies in Canada, CanLII is a site for the distribution of Canadian primary legal material.
[report broken link] - Department of Justice CanadaOffers information on i.a. the Canadian Legal System and the Court System as well as access to Consolidated Statutes and Regulations.
Offers information on i.a. the Canadian Legal System and the Court System as well as access to Consolidated Statutes and Regulations.
[report broken link] - France
- Juristisches Internetprojekt SaarbrückenProfessor Dr. Maximilian Herberger and Professor Dr. Helmut Rüßmann, Institute for Computers and Law, University of Saarland, DE. As to German legal sources cf. also Herberger, NJW 1998, 2801-2805; 2882-2885; 1999, 1168-1170 (German).
Professor Dr. Maximilian Herberger and Professor Dr. Helmut Rüßmann, Institute for Computers and Law, University of Saarland, DE. As to German legal sources cf. also Herberger, NJW 1998, 2801-2805; 2882-2885; 1999, 1168-1170 (German).
[report broken link] - Le Web Juridique de SarrebruckUniversity of Saarland, DE (French)
University of Saarland, DE (French)
[report broken link] - Germany
- Marktplatz Recht(German). Presented by Soldan Online in cooperation with Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK, http://www.brak.de/), Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV, http://www.anwaltverein.de/), Bundesnotarkammer (BNotK, http://www.bnotk.de/), and Deutscher Juristentag (DJT, http://www.djt.de/).
(German). Presented by Soldan Online in cooperation with Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK, http://www.brak.de/), Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV, http://www.anwaltverein.de/), Bundesnotarkammer (BNotK, http://www.bnotk.de/), and Deutscher Juristentag (DJT, http://www.djt.de/).
[report broken link] - Verlag Recht und PraxisKissing, DE. Extensive web service including legal news, links, search engines and further legal information of all kinds (German).
Kissing, DE. Extensive web service including legal news, links, search engines and further legal information of all kinds (German).
[report broken link] - Italy
- Japan
- Switzerland
- advokatur.ch
Juristische Linkseite Koch & Felix, Reinach, CH. Site features include Swiss Law Search (http://www.advokatur.ch/sls.html), a useful research tool (German).
Juristische Linkseite Koch & Felix, Reinach, CH. Site features include Swiss Law Search (http://www.advokatur.ch/sls.html), a useful research tool (German).
[report broken link] - United Kingdom
- The Lord Chancellor's DepartmentEntry point presenting the latest legal information.
Entry point presenting the latest legal information.
[report broken link] - The Office of Public Sector Informationsupersedes the former Her Majesty's Stationery Office Online. It features full text legislation - Acts of Parliament as from 1988.
supersedes the former Her Majesty's Stationery Office Online. It features full text legislation - Acts of Parliament as from 1988.
[report broken link] - USA
- FindLawExhaustive collection of all kinds of legal information, including Cases & Codes, Community Groups and Legal News, cf. also the searching tool Lawcrawler (http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/).
Exhaustive collection of all kinds of legal information, including Cases & Codes, Community Groups and Legal News, cf. also the searching tool Lawcrawler (http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/).
[report broken link] - IV. Comparative Law
- Der virtuelle Rechtsvergleicher (vR)
Professor Dr. Dieter Martiny, European University Viadrina of Frankfurt (Oder), DE
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- I. Arbitration Acts and Conventions
- Agreement relating to application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Paris 1962)
via T.M.C. Asser Instituut
[report broken link] - Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York 1958)
[report broken link] - European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Geneva 1961)
via T.M.C. Asser Instituut
[report broken link] - The New York Convention
The www.newyorkconvention.org website is an initiative of Albert Jan van den Berg.
[report broken link] - II. Arbitration Courts, Institutions, and Rules
- American Arbitration Association (AAA)
New York, NY, US International Arbitration Rules (2003) (http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=22440) | Procedures for Cases under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2000) http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=22091
[report broken link] - Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Sydney, Australia; including the Arbitration and Mediation Rules
[report broken link] - Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)
Vienna, AT Rules of Arbitration and Conciliation (2001) (http://www.wko.at/)
[report broken link] - Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI)
Brussels, BE, including rules
[report broken link] - British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC)
Vancouver, CA International Commercial Arbitration Rules (2000) (http://www.bcicac.com/bcicac_ica_rules.php) | Mediation - Rules of Procedure (http://www.bcicac.com/bcicac_mediation_rules.php)
[report broken link] - Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Cairo, EG including Arbitration Rules
[report broken link] - Chamber of Arbitration of Milan (incl. Mediation)
The Chamber of Arbitration of Milan is a special branch of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan and specializes in commercial dispute resolution.
[report broken link] - Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA)
Chicago, IL, US Arbitration Rules (1999) (http://www.cidra.org/a_rules.htm) | Mediation Rules (1998) (http://www.cidra.org/m_rules.htm)
[report broken link] - China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Beijing, CN
Arbitration Rules (2000)
[report broken link] - Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas (CAMCA)
Mediation and Arbitration Rules (1996)
[report broken link] - CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
New York, NY, US Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of International Disputes (2000) (http://www.cpradr.org/ClausesRules/2000RulesforNonAdministeredArbitration/tabid/94/Default.aspx)
[report broken link] - Croatia - Chamber of Commerce, Permanent Arbitration Court (PAC - CCC)
Zagreb, HR, including rules
[report broken link] - Czech Republic - Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber
Prague, CZ | Rules of Arbitration Court (2002) (http://www.arbcourt.cz/en_index.php?url=rady/en_rad_mez_od_20020501.htm)
[report broken link] - German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
Bonn, DE | Arbitration Rules (1998) (http://www.dis-arb.de/scho/schiedsordnung98-e.html) | Schiedsordnung (1998) (http://www.dis-arb.de/scho/schiedsordnung98.html) (German)
[report broken link] - Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA)
Melbourne, AU | Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution processes (http://www.iama.org.au/rules.htm)
[report broken link] - Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (IACAC) Rules of Procedure (1988)
[report broken link] - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Washington, D.C., US | Arbitration Rules (http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/basicdoc/partF.htm) | Conciliation Rules (http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/basicdoc/partE.htm) | Additional Facility Rules (http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/facility/facility.htm)
[report broken link] - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Deutschland
Cologne, DE (German) | Schiedsgerichts- und Schlichtungsordnung (1998) (http://www.icc-deutschland-ev.de/fileadmin/ICC_Dokumente/rules_arb_german_1_.pdf)
[report broken link] - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Court of Arbitration
Paris, FR
[report broken link] - Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
Tokyo, JP | Commercial Arbitration Rules (1997) (http://www.jcaa.or.jp/e/arbitration-e/kisoku-e/shouji-e.html)
[report broken link] - Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
Kuala Lumpur, MY | Rules for Arbitration (http://www.rcakl.org.my/rules-for-arbitration/)
[report broken link] - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
London, GB | LCIA Rules (1998) (http://www.lcia.org/ARB_folder/arb_english_main.htm)
[report broken link] - Mexico - Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM)
MX | Arbitration Rules (http://www.camex.com.mx/english/reglasdelarbitraje.htm)
[report broken link] - Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
The Adelphi, SG | SIAC Rules (http://www.siac.org.sg/rules.htm)
[report broken link] - Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration Institute
Stockholm, SE | Rules of the Arbitration Institute (1999) (http://www.sccinstitute.com/_upload/shared_files/regler/web_a4_vanliga_2004_eng_rev_2005.pdf) | Rules for Expedited Arbitrations (1999) (http://www.sccinstitute.com/_upload/shared_files/regler/web_a4_forenklade_2004_eng.pdf)
[report broken link] - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Vienna, AT | Arbitration Rules (1976) (http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules/arb-rules.pdf) | Conciliation Rules (1980) (http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/conc-rules/conc-rules-e.pdf) | Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996) (http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-notes/arb-notes-e.pdf) | Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985) (http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/1985Model_arbitration.html) | ICC UNCITRAL Appointing Authority Rules (http://www.iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/Court/Arbitration/other/rules_appointing_english.pdf)
[report broken link] - WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Geneva, CH | Arbitration Rules (http://www.arbiter.wipo.int/arbitration/rules/index.html) | Expedited Arbitration Rules (http://www.arbiter.wipo.int/arbitration/expedited-rules/index.html) | Mediation Rules (http://www.arbiter.wipo.int/mediation//index.html) | On-Line Arbitration (http://arbiter.wipo.int/arbitration/online/index.html)
[report broken link] - III. Further Arbitration Sources
- Arbitration Law Digest by Lawzonline.com
A case law digest on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 1985
[report broken link] - DIS Online Database on Arbitration Law
Database containing the case law of German courts on German Arbitration law in the version of January 1, 1998. The decisions are indexed by case number, the date of the decision and bibliographical references. In addition, the decisions are indexed by a list of key words (in German) to facilitate your search. English summaries of the key decisions are provided.
[report broken link] - International Commercial Arbitration
Charlotte L. Bynum at ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (http://www.asil.org/resource/home.htm)
[report broken link] - International Commercial Arbitration: Resources in Print and Electronic Format
Lyonette Louis-Jacques, University of Chicago, IL, US. Massive collection of International Commercial Arbitration sources.
[report broken link] - Lovells: International Arbitration Guide
After a short registration with name and email address, this guide presents a draft engine for arbitration agreements along with information on how to draft such clauses, moreover a comparative table of arbitration rules, a cost calculator, and further links.
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- I. Legal Miscellanea
- British and Irish Legal Information Institute
Access to Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal Information (e.g. cases with the citation "EWHC")
[report broken link] - FindLaw.LawCrawler
When using this research tool, it is recommended to generally include the term "international" to filter through all the domestic sources.
[report broken link] - German Law Journal
Review of Developments in German, European and International Jurisprudence
[report broken link] - Global-Lex
An electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law.
[report broken link] - globalEDGE
Michigan State University, MI, US.Global business knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
[report broken link] - Hieros Gamos
Comprehensive Legal Ressearch Center i.a. featuring Legal Practice Areas, Legal Directories and Legal News.
[report broken link] - Humboldt Forum Recht
Humboldt University at Berlin, DE. Online publication edited by law students and junior barristers.
[report broken link] - International Centre for Commercial Law
This official web site of The Legal 500 series also presents specialist information on commercial law developments.
[report broken link] - INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION - A Link Collection
A link collection on transnational commercial law by Peter Winship.
[report broken link] - Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School, NY, US
[report broken link] - JURIST: The Legal Education Network
at University of Pittsburgh, PA, US. The Jurist Network includes the country guides JURIST Germany (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/worldlaw/germany.php/), JURIST Canada (http://jurist.law.utoronto.ca/) and JURIST UK (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/worldlaw/uk.php).
[report broken link] - Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX)
Web journal launched in 1996 and dedicated to providing legal and library professionals with information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools. New articles and regular columns are published on the 1st and 15th of each month.
[report broken link] - OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
The Guidelines are recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or from adhering countries. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a variety of areas including employment and industrial relations, human rights, environment, information disclosure, combating bribery, consumer interests, science and technology, competition, and taxation.
[report broken link] - RAVE
Research of articles and decisions in Public International Law and European Law, Professor Dr. Juliane Kokott, LL.M., University of Duesseldorf, DE
[report broken link] - World Legal Information Institute
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility.
[report broken link] - II. International Organizations
- Europa, the European Union's Server
As to legal texts cf. EUR-Lex (http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html). EUR-Lex contains recent Official Journal editions, Treaties, consolidated Legislation, Community preparatory acts, and recent Case-Law.
[report broken link] - International Organization Web Sites
Very extensive compilation of web sites of international organizations of all types by the Union of International Associations (UIA) (http://www.uia.org/).
[report broken link] - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Paris, FR. For Germany cf. OECD Berlin Centre / Bonn Office (http://www.oecd.org/deutschland/).
[report broken link] - United Nations Headquarters (UN)
New York, NY, US | Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations (http://www.unsystem.org/) | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (http://www.uncitral.org/) Vienna, AT | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (http://www.unctad.org/en/enhome.htm) Geneva, CH
[report broken link] - III. Legal Institutes and Associations
- American Society of International Law (ASIL)
The International Economic Law Group of the Society maintains the International Economic Law Web Site (http://www.fletcher.tufts.edu/inter_econ_law/).
[report broken link] - Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung (DAJV)
[German-American Lawyers Association] Bonn, DE
[report broken link] - Deutsch-Französische Juristenvereinigung (DFJ)
[German-French Lawyers Association] Mainz, DE. Contains a list of German-Foreign Lawyers Associations.
[report broken link] - Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)
Reston, VA, US. Features include a very extensive annotated collection of Web Resources for International Trade (http://www.fita.org/webindex/index.html).
[report broken link] - International Law Institute (ILI)
Washington, D.C., US. Maintains the Legal Omnibus (http://www.ili.org/omnibus.html).
[report broken link] - International Law Students' Association (ILSA)
Includes all relevant information on the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court.
[report broken link] - Legal Information Institute (LII)
Cornell Law School, NY, US. Presents a wide range of legal information with emphasis on the US, i.a. constitutions & codes as well as court opinions.
[report broken link] - Moot Alumni Association (MAA)
Alumni Association of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/vis.html).
[report broken link] - T.M.C. Asser Instituut
The Hague, NL. Includes specializations in European Law, International Commercial Arbitration, International Humanitarian Law, International Trade Law, Private International Law and Public International Law.
[report broken link] - IV. Links to Historic Materials