Maureen Garmon
Faculty Services Librarian
Introduction
This guide provides links to sources to aid the researcher in trade law and international development by bringing together in one place significant primary laws and decision- and policy-making bodies. Useful secondary sources, such as research guides, statistics, and web collections of trade-related materials are also included. Some of the database materials are subscription-based and are accessible using Law Library computers. For users with Arizona Law status, remote access to these databases is also available using their UANetID login and password.
Treaties/Agreements/Protocols-Texts
International
- Convention on the International Sale of Goods CISG
- UNCITRAL texts
- GATT (plus all amendments)
- WTO (founding text) (pre-WTO agreements)
Americas
Europe
Asia
- ASEAN agreements
- Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Agreements
- South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
Africa/Middle East
Official Bodies/IGOs/NGOs
Americas/Caribbean
- Andean Community Secretariat
- Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM)
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Trade Administration (ITA)
- Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
- Mercosur (Secretariat)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
- NAFTA Secretariat
- Office of General Counsel for International Commerce
- Office of U.S.Trade Representative
- US Fevelopment Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Secretariat-Central American Economic Integration
- US Department of Commerce
- US Office of Investment Affairs (State Dept)
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Europe
- European Central Bank
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- European Investment Bank
- European Investment Fund
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Asia/Pacific
- ASEAN
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Africa/Middle East
- Africa Trade Network (ATN)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- East African Community (EAC)
- Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
International
- Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
- Global Policy Forum (UN monitoring)
- Hague Conference on Private International Law
- ICC Trade & Investment Policy Commission
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IRDB)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Trade Union Confederation
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- International Trade Centre (UNITC)
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
- UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
- UnitedNations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- UNIDROIT
- World Bank
- World Customs Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- WorldTradeLaw
- Center for American and International Trade (ScoreBoard of Adherence to Transnational Arbitration Treaties)
Trade Associations
- International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- National Council on International Trade Development
- African Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
- PhytoTrade Africa
- Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (TRALAC)
- Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
- EFTA Court
- ICC Commission on Arbitration
- ITC Recent Petitions
- Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (IACAC)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) and International Investment Claims (both subscription-based)
- UNCITRAL case law (CLOUT)
- United States Court of International Trade
- US Department of State-Office of Claims and Investment Disputes (NAFTA arbitration)
- WTO Dispute Settlement
- WTO Documents Online
- NAFTA Dispute Settlement
- Investment Arbitration Reporter- subscription
Trade Databases & Statistics
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Caribbean Trade Reference Center (CTRC)
- Central American Trade Statistics System
- CISG Database (Pace Institute of InternationalCommercial Law)
- EDIS (documents database from the USITC)
- EUROSTAT
- Forum for Research in Empirical International Trade (F.R.E.I.T.)
- NatLaw World (National Law Center)
- International Trade and Balance of Payments Statistics Portal (OECD)
- International Trade and Tariff Data (WTO)
- Research, Data and Tools (World Bank)
- SICE (all trade agreements in force among Western Hemisphere nations
- Trade Profiles (WTO countries)
- Trade & International Integration (Worldbank)
- TradeStats Express from ITA
- UN Trade Statistics Branch
- UN Statistics Division (classifications)
- US Census-Foreign Trade Statistics
- GATT Online Library (docs)
- Investment Treaty Arbitration
- EFTA Statistics
Subscription/Membership-based
Journals/Newspapers
- Far Eastern Economic Review (Proquest)
- Inside U.S. Trade (some free, some subscription content)
- Global Trade Alert (Centre for Economic Policy Research)
- International Trade Forum Magazine
- ECE Regional Trade Agreements Blog
- International Economic Law and Policy Blog
Research Guides/CRS Reports
General
- Heiros Gamos Guide to International Trade Law
- International Economic Law (EISIL)
- International Trade Law Guide (Columbia)
- International Trade Law Research (BU)
- International Trade Law Research Guide (G'Town)
Region-specific
- Regional Trade Agreements in Africa (Globalex)
- Research Guide on the Trading Systems in the Asia Pacific Region (Globalex)
Subject-specific
- Basic Info and Online Sources for NAFTA/CAFTA Research (Globalex)
- A Guide to Mercosur Legal Research: Sources and Documents (Globalex)
- Research Guide on TRIPS and Compulsory Licensing (Globalex)
CRS Reports
- CRS Reports on trade (from University of North Texas) Search by subject to find related CRS reports.
- US-Latin America Trade: Recent Trends
- The U.S. Trade Deficit (2019)
- U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean (2011)