International commercial law links

Research-guides

LLRX Guide to international trade law sources on the internet
Private International Law
International Economic Law
International Commercial Arbitration

Starting points

Lex Mercatoria
Transnational Law Database

Other resources

International Economic Review (USITC)
CISG - Pace University
CISG - Freiburg University
CLOUT
Competition sites
Hague Conference on Private International Law
International trade law
OECD Documents
T.M.C.Asser Institute
Uniform Commercial Code
WorldTradeLaw.net


Treaty collections

Bilateral Investment Treaties (ICSID)
International Legal Instruments
Investment agreements in the Western Hemisphere
Multilateral Arbitration Conventions
Treaties administered by WIPO
Treaties and Conventions (International ADR)
Treaties related to Free Trade or Economic Union


Online journals [Back to Top]

CEPMLP Internet Journal (Centre For Energy, Petroleum And Mineral Law And Policy)
International Economic Review (USITC)
Industry, Trade and Technology Review (USITC)
Uniform Law Review (UNIDROIT)


Arbitration

Starting points

Directory of arbitration websites
International commercial arbitration
Lex mercatoria


Other materials
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American Arbitration Association
ICSID
International ADR
Arbitration courts: EFTA Court
ICC International Court of Arbitration
London Court of International Arbitration
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Organisations: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
ICC – International Court of Arbitration
ICSID – International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
OTIF – Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail
UNCITRAL - UN Commission for International Trade Law
UNIDROIT - UN International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
USITC – United States International Trade Commission
WTO – World Trade Organisation

Electronic commerce


Starting points
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Department of Trade & Industry
Findlaw
Global e-commerce law
Lex mercatoria
Cyber-banking & Law

Other resources [Back to Top]

Electronic commerce and the European Union
Electronic commerce policy
Internet jurisdiction
Netlaw Library

Intellectual property


Starting points [Back to Top]

Intellectual property digital library
FindLaw
Hieros Gamos
IP Menu -
Jurist -
Researching intellectual property law: internet resources
UK Intellectual Property on the Internet

Other resources [Back to Top]

Advertising law Resource Center
Breaking News (LLRX)
CCIPS
ECUP
Europa Intellectual Property
IPR Helpdesk
IviR
Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre
Recent decisions of the EPO

Maritime law


Starting points
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AdmiraltyLaw.com
Institute of Maritime Law
Internet guide to international fisheries law
International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea
UK merchant shipping statutory instruments

Organisations [Back to Top]

International Maritime Organization
Chamber of Shipping
BIMCO
Society of Maritime Arbitrators

Other jurisdictions


Gateways [Back to Top]

These sites will provide access to the law of other countries
Cornell Legal Information Institute
Finding foreign law online when going global
Foreign Governments
ForInt-Law
Guide to Law Online: nations of the world
Hieros Gamos: all governments of the world
JURIST world law
Lexadin
Links to constitutional courts
WorldLII
World legal systems
Worldwide Governments on the web

European jurisdictions [Back to Top]

Governments On-Line
Legal resources in Europe
European Judicial Network
European newspapers


A selection of countries and regions - Europe


France [Back to Top]

French law guide
Researching French law
Les Journaux Officiels
Cour de Cassation
Conseil d'Etat
Legifrance
Le web juridique de Saarebruck
JURIPOLE
Law-France
France-Justice
Conseil Constitutionnel
Informations juridiques
Dictionnaire du Droit Privé
Institute of Global Law
Le Monde

Germany [Back to Top]

German Law Site
Civil service and its law
German Law
University of Saarland

Institute of Global Law
European and German Law
Law of the Bundeslander
German Government
German Ministry of Justice
German Federal Court of Justice
German Federal Constitutional Court
Der Spiegel newspaper
German Law Archive in English

German Law Journal
Case-law in Germany

Ireland [Back to Top]

Irish Law Site
Irish Government
Office of the Attorney General
Ireland
CAIN
The Irish Times
The Law Society of Ireland
EPPI

Italy [Back to Top]

Italian law and foreign policy
Italian law on the web
Italy
Consulta Online
Cardozo Electronic Law Bulletin
La Stampa

Spain [Back to Top]

Recursos Internet en Derecho
El Web Juridico
Derecho Org Espana
Spain
El Pais

Central & Eastern Europe [Back to Top]

Central and Eastern Europe
East European Constitutional Review
Newspapers

Other regions


United States [Back to Top]

Cornell Legal Information Institute
THOMAS
Law Library of Congress
How a bill becomes law
The New York Times

Canada [Back to Top]

CanLII
Canadian Resources on the Web
Laws of Canada
LexUM
JURIST-Canada
Online guide to Canadian newspapers

Middle East & North Africa [Back to Top]

Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
Middle Eastern
North African

Australasia & the Pacific [Back to Top]

AustLII
JURIST Australia
New Zealand
PacLII
South Pacific Materials
Australian newspapers
Other oceanic newspapers

Asia [Back to Top]

ForInt Law: Asia
Internet Chinese Legal Research Center
Laws of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Judiciary
HKLII
China Online
Project DIAL
CLJ Legal Network
Journal of Asian Law
Newspapers

Africa [Back to Top]

ForInt Law Africa
Newspapers

Latin America & the Caribbean [Back to Top]

Derecho.Com
Mexican newspapers
Central American newspapers
Caribbean newspapers
South American newspapers


Special subject areas [Back to Top]

Agency
Applicable law
Arbitration
Transport and carriage of goods
Contract principles
Customs
Electronic commerce
Insolvency
Insurance
Intellectual property
Jusrisdiction adn enforcement
Limitation periods in the international sale of goods
Payment mechanisms and guarantees
Procedure and evidence
Procurement of goods, construction and Services
Sale of goods


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International Organisations [Back to Top]

Hague Conference on Private International Law
International Monetary Fund
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Unidroit
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
World Bank


Central banks [Back to Top]

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) This site contains links to central banks all over the world.
European Central Bank (ECB) This site contains links to the central banks in the European Union.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
SystemFederal Reserve Bank of New York


Supervision of the securities markets [Back to Top]

International Association of Securities Commissions Refer to the Members List for an overview of Securities Commissions all over the world.


Stock exchanges [Back to Top]

World Federation of Exchanges
East Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (EAOSEF)
Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS)
Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)
Ibero-American Federation of Exchanges (FIAB)
South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE)


Clearing and settlement [Back to Top]

Clearstream
Euroclear
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)


Industry Associations [Back to Top]

International Securities Lenders Association (ISLA)
International Securities Market Association (ISMA)
European Repo Council (ERC)
International Securities Services Association (ISSA)

International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
The Bond Market Association (TBMA)
Trade Association for the Emerging Markets
See http://www.issanet.org for more industry associations.