Resource Desk

Elexica is a free online legal resource produced by leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons. It offers a current awareness service, legal updates, weekly EU Diary (also available in Palm format), legal checklists (also available in Palm format), a legal discussions forum and an extensive library of categorized web links. The web site also provides links to many industry specific online resources. (Free registration required.)

The Eye on International Business Law, presented by the Center for Transnational Law, provides a starting page for research in legal areas such us international trade, antitrust, intellectual property, electronic commerce, and others.

This site provides comprehensive legal information on international trade. Cases and codes, legal news, search utilities, and a message board are only some features of this site. There is also a wealth of information to be found on topics other than international trade. This is a useful resource for legal professionals, corporate counsel, law students, businesses, and consumers.

The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) maintains and provides a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the member nations from the original official texts which are deposited. All documents are accompanied with an English summary.

Hieros Gamos is a comprehensive law site accessible in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian. The site provides links to relevant information and third party sites in a categorized manner. The current link will take you directly to the Global Trade Law category.

This site hosts articles containing information on new legislation, developments, and cases in specialist practice areas. All articles are written by specialists in their field. The site also features recent legal news and a search service. Includes directory of lawyers and law firms.

A useful site to find out more information about Arbitration. The International Chamber of Commerce has been the world's leading organization in the field of international commercial dispute resolution. The dispute resolution mechanisms developed by ICC have been conceived specifically for business disputes in an international context. Use this site to find out more about the organization or to get information about your own case.

Provided by a private law firm, this web site includes a "what's hot" section, a topic archive and an electronic Newsletter on customs, transportation, and international law issues. The Newsletter is monthly, while the archive contains both contemporary and older issues under each topic.

An online database showing ratification and adherence to major treaties, trade-related legal instruments, and trade agreements by country. Features a map created using Macromedia Flash technology to provide the information interactively.

Hosted by Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler, the site features newsletters and articles on a range of legal topics. Practice areas covered by the newsletters include “exempt organizations, trusts and estates, intellectual property litigation and international transactions”.

This international trade site contains federal and international material as well as other resources for those looking for information on international trade law. Wex, the legal encyclopedia from which the article gets its information, is sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.

A wide range of links and resources dealing with trade and trade law. Sources provided cover many subjects such as research guides to international law, international trade organizations, country guides addressing international business practices, comments and analysis on trade, international trade agreements, and U.S. government sources.

The Foreign Trade Information System web site includes the full-text of all western hemisphere trade agreements, including NAFTA, MERCOSUR, CARICOM, and GATT; information on dispute settlement procedures; investment treaties; intellectual property rights; and links to sites providing quantitative trade data and other useful information. The site can be browsed in four languages: French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The Legal Research Center is a directory for legal information in a number of different categories. Links to other sites are provided for more information.

Powered by the United States Department of Commerce, the Trade Information Center (TIC) provides resources for international trade, including information on foreign tariffs, tax and customs, and country-specific information related to global trade. The site also provides information on various trade agreements in the world.

The Michigan State University Law School's Institute for Trade in the Americas (ITA)is offering a series of workshops designed to provide attendees with a broad understanding of U.S. – Canadian trading protocols and procedures. The workshops are aimed at small- to medium-size businesses in Michigan as well as the agencies that serve them.

Maintained by the Center for International Law, the Transnational Law Digest and Bibliography (TLBD) is the first online platform with a Digest on the New Lex Mercatoria, and a Bibliography of individuals important to international trade law.

The UNCITRAL, which is the core body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, provides information on the commission itself and its operations, lists preparatory documents, case law, conventions, model laws, and other texts.

The Pace University School of Law explains the purpose, the context and the applications of the UN Convention. There is an Annotated Library on the CISG, the annotated text of the CISG, Cases on CISG, guides on applying the convention for managers, as well as other general issues.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) provides useful resources on emerging issues regarding intellectual property (IP), various regulations on trademarks and patents, copyright and related rights, and many others. The site is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian.

Managed by a small private consulting company, World Trade Law publishes information and research about the WTO and international trade laws. A comprehensive list of external resources categorized by region and topic is also provided.

The Final Act of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1986 - 1994 Uruguay Round on trade negotiations that established the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Contains information about trade and business in Asia, specifically in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Resources included write-ups about import and export regulations, intellectual property rights, and establishing small businesses in Asia.

A complete resource providing information about the general legal profile, the legislative procedures, the judicial system, the judiciary body, the legal profession, and laws regulating litigation in each of the following countries: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and Iraq.

Anguilla Financial Services supplies many links to judicial rulings and trade laws for this country. There are also links to news releases, financial service directories, and newsletters.

CCIL, founded in 1972, seeks to promote the study and analysis of international legal issues by university scholars, government lawyers, practitioners and students. Some areas of its web site are password-protected, and a fee-based membership is required to access these areas (to download CCIL archives and publications, access a membership directory, etc).

Searching for contracts is available in this site as are forms and ways of publishing contracts or concessions. While most information is available in English and Czech, parts of the site are only available in Czech.

Established by the Japanese government, this site provides updates on the latest information on Japan's legislation and guidance regarding trade. Several reports are also available throughout the site, such as study groups on the international shipping market, competition policy, and more.

This website provides useful information and resources on intellectual property (IP) laws in Singapore. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) offers services such as patent agents that assist clients protect intellectual properties and rights. Other resources pertain to free agreements between Singapore and its partners.

Powered by the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry, this website offers information on the laws and regulations on the free trade agreements of Singapore. Resources on agreements such as USSFTA (United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement) and JSEPA (Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement), are available throughout the site. The site also provides the history and rules of origin pertaining to these free trade agreements. Another useful feature is a calculator that helps users compute how much in tariffs they could save based on the country the user is exporting to.

Developed by M. Hamel-Smith & Co, this resource provides an overview of the legal and regulatory framework for investing and doing business in Trinidad and Tobago. From basic facts and an economic profile, to intellectual property and taxation issues, as well as a special report on the Energy sector, this site is very complete in the information it provides.

Published on a semi-annual basis, The Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law publishes articles from international scholars and practitioners as well as student notes.