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Arbitration: Trade (GATT, WTO)

Subjects: Law, Law: Arbitration

Arbitration in world trade

Suggested subject searches include

Commercial treaties

Foreign trade regulation

Free trade

International economic relations

International trade

Tariff -- Law and legislation 

Tariff preferences

Note Pay attention to the location of any physical books: as some may be held in the Bodleian Social Science Library

Official Papers collection is on Law Bod's Floor 0. It holds, for example,

BISD or GATT's Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (for law up to 1995) is at O.GATT per.5

Subject searches to use in SOLO to find commentary

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 October 30)
Tariff -- Law and legislation 
Foreign trade regulation

Subject searches to try to SOLO:

World Trade Organization

World Trade Organization -- Rules and practice

UNCITRAL  promotes "the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business."

UNCITRAL has six working groups: since 2000 Working Group II has concentrated on Arbitration and Conciliation, since 2010 Working Group III has been charged with Online Dispute Resolution.

"UNCTAD, which is governed by its 194 member States, is the United Nations body responsible for dealing with development issues, particularly international trade – the main driver of development."

FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) and PTAs (Preferential Trade Agreements) - there may be guidance on our areas guides

Guidance on particular topics

Various aspects of commerical arbitration are considered on other pages on this guide: content includes guidance on books in our collection.

Related Bodleian guide