International Legal Resources on the Web

These references are provided as a service to the bar and the public because of our long standing commitment to international commercial law.  In most cases, the link goes to the authentic site, so we are not responsible for download speeds.  Although we try to keep all links current, the sponsoring organizations periodically reorganize their web site without any notice to us.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
bullet 2005 UNCITRAL Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
bullet 2004 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law
bullet 2001 UNCITRAL Convention on accounts receivable finance
bullet 2001 UNCITRAL Model Conciliation law and its draft guide to enactment
bullet 2001 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
bullet 1997 UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
bullet 1996 UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings
bullet 1996 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
bullet 1995 UNCITRAL Convention on Standby Letters of Credit
bullet 1988 UNCITRAL Bills & Notes Convention
bullet 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
bullet 1980 UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules
bullet 1980 UNCITRAL Vienna Convention of the Sale of Goods
bullet 1974 UNCITRAL Convention on the Limitation Period for the International Sale of Goods
bullet 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
bullet 1958 UNCITRAL New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Arbitration rules
bullet International Chamber of Commerce - Arbitration Rules
bullet American Arbitration Association - International Arbitration Rules
bullet American Arbitration Association-  Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Rules
bullet Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission - Arbitration Rules
bullet London Court of International Arbitration - arbitration rules
bullet Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - 2000 Rules
bullet Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules
bullet Chicago International Dispute Resolution Center - Arbitration Rules
bullet British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre - Arbitration Rules
bullet Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
bullet International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber - Arbitration Rules
bullet Japan Commercial Arbitration Association - Arbitration Rules
bullet Singapore International Arbitration Centre - Arbitration Rules

Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT) - an on-line reporter system
UNILEX system on the Vienna Convention for the International Sale of Goods

UNIDROIT
bullet 2004 ALI / UNIDROIT Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure
bullet 2002 UNIDROIT Model Franchise Disclosure Law
bullet 2001 Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment
bullet 2001 UNIDROIT-ICAO Convention on mobile equipment finance
bullet 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
bullet 1994 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2004 revision)
bullet 1988 UNIDROIT Convention on International Commercial Leasing
bullet 1988 UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring
bullet 1973 UNIDROIT Convention on the form of an international will

UNILEX system on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

Hague Peace Conferences (Permanent Court of Arbitration)
bullet 1993 Permanent Court of Arbitration Rules where only one party is a state
bullet 1907 Convention on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes
bullet 1899 Convention on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

Hague Conference on Private International Law
bullet 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
bullet 1993 Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption
bullet 1989 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons
bullet 1985 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition
bullet 1973 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations
bullet 1970 Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil of Commercial Matters
bullet 1965 Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
bullet 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents

Inter American Conventions on Private International Law (CIDIP)
bullet

2002 CIDIP-VI Model national law on secured finance

bullet 1994 CIDIP Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
bullet 1975 CIDIP Convention on International Commercial Arbitration

Council of Europe
bullet2001 Cybercrime Treaty

United Nations (Legal Resources)
bullet United Nations International Law Documents
bullet 1995 Straddling Stocks Convention to implement UNCLOS 3
bullet 1994 Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS 3
bullet 1982 Third United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Other
bullet Current U.S. State Department Office of Private International Law
bulletSecretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) unofficial web site
bullet Archive U.S. State Department Office of Private International Law

This pages was last updated Wednesday, February 06, 2008 .