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International Trade Law
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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) - was established in 1966 as the core legal body of the United Nations for the harmonization and unification of international trade law. The Commission is composed of sixty member States elected by the General Assembly. They represent various geographic regions and economic and legal systems. The Commission holds an annual session alternating between New York and Geneva.
The establishment of the The World Trade Organization in 1994 strengthened the legal enforceability of trade law by means of dispute settlement.
For more information on the WTO, see DagDok: WTO.
Documentation
UNCITRAL documents are issued under the symbols:
A/ General Assembly |
-/CN.9 Commission no. 9 = UNCITRAL |
-/sequential number |
Ex. A/CN.9/564 General Assembly, Commission no. 9, document 564 |
Summary records of meetings issued as A/CN.9.meeting number can be accessed through the UN collections of
the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala and the UN libraries in New York and Geneva and through the UN database ODS.
The UNCITRAL official web site at the UN official web site, section International Law, provides multilingual background information and news, full text documents and reports, ratification information, abstracts of case law, summary records of meetings from 1995 onwards and the Yearbook online.
UNICTRAL submits an Annual report to the General Assembly. It is issued in the series General Assembly, Official Records as Supplement No. 17. A complete collection of supplements is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Full text reports from 2000 onwards are posted at the UN official web site, section Documents, General Assembly, Sessions.
UNCITRAL Yearbook is a compilation of the annual reports and other essential studies and reports, records of meetings and conventions. A collection of Yearbooks is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala and the UN libraries in New York and Geneva. The Yearbook for the period 1968-2006 is posted at the UNCITRAL official web site.
Bibliography of Recent Writings related to the Work of UNCITRAL is issued as part of the Yearbook. An abridged version is posted online from 1993 onwards at the UNCITRAL official web site.
For information on the WTO documentation, see DagDok: WTO.
Yearbook of the United Nations provides an overview of the United Nations work relevant to international trade law. A complete collection of yearbooks is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Since October 2008 the complete full text collection of
The United Nations Yearbooks is available online at http://unyearbook.un.org/.
Databases and Indexes
CLOUT - Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts - is a database for court decisions and arbitration awards relevant to the Conventions and Law of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
UNCITRAL documents from 1993 onwards can be retrieved from the UN database ODS.
The UN Library online catalogue UNBISnet contains reports, documents and articles related to UN activities with links to full texts for recent years. Subject search can be performed using relevant terms from the UNBIS THESAURUS.
For information on WTO databases, see DagDok: WTO.
Printed Indexes