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#International Trade Law Research Guide Table of ContentsThis guide features resources on international trade law. IntroductionInternational trade law is a very complex and an ever expanding area. There are basically four levels of international trade relationships: unilateral measures (national law), bilateral relationships (Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement), plurilateral agreements, and multilateral arrangements (GATT/WTO). The focus of this guide is on international trade generally and on some of the major bilateral or multilateral agreements. NAFTA, GATT/WTO, FTA, and CAFTA. Many of the sources listed throughout this guide will contain information about other trade agreements and arrangements. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Wolff Library reference desk at 202-662-4195 or by email: intlref@law.georgetown.edu. You may also submit your question via this online form . Selected Background and General SourcesA standard casebook on the subject.Trade-Related Research DatabasesIn addition to Lexis and Westlaw. the Library subscribes to a number of other databases. Several of these databases highlighted below are essential to conducting research in international trade law. Trade-Specific DatabasesThis database covers information published on a daily basis about U.S. and foreign trade policy, with a focus on topics such as export incentives, financing, licensing, foreign investments, limits on imports, import relief, and adjustment assistance. The content includes news and trends in U.S. trade policy, including regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments; pertinent activities of the International Trade Commission, Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce, World Trade Organization, and European Union; U.S. laws and agency actions likely to have an impact on imports and exports; trade law rulings from courts and administrative agencies; major international treaty negotiations and agreements; trade relationships and arrangements among U.S. trading partners; and international business developments, especially the global shift in regulation of trade in services. Coverage from September 11, 2000. trade and international business policy and the policies of major U.S. trading partners in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia.This is a search engine that searches across PDF files of official awards, decisions, and other WTO documents and "notes up" (e.g. "shepardizes") by tracking how subsequent WTO reports, awards and decisions have considered specific passages in WTO jurisprudence. Features a citator that collects all jurisprudence under a treaty provision for the WTO system. Country Data and Policy-Related DatabasesScholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers and scholarly documents from leading international relations research centers. Complete texts of working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Also provides access to relevant journal issues and books. Coverage: 1991 – present.Abstracts of data from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990. Links to organizational home pages and to full text documents, where available. General Trade-Related Resources on the InternetThere are many sites on the Internet which focus on trade and trade-related issues. Listed below is a sampling of some of the sites available. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)The purpose of NAFTA is establish a free-trade zone for Canada, Mexico and the United States. The agreement entered into force on January 1, 1994.
Bibliographies on NAFTA
GATT / WTOThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was an international organization that promoted international trade and the reduction of trade barriers from 1947 to 1994. The World Trade Organization, the successor organization of the GATT, was established following the eighth round of GATT negotiations (the Uruguay Round) in 1995. The Georgetown Law Library has written an extensive research guide on the GATT/WTO. Researchers should refer to this guide for detailed information on these two organizations. The following materials are some of the most useful ones for researching the GATT/WTO. See the GATT/WTO research guide for many more sources. Provides detailed summaries and commentaries on WTO Panel and Appellate Body Reports. Each document provides a basic summary of the panel's or Appellate Body's legal findings and conclusions, a timeline, references to other reports and materials, and expert analysis on many of the key issues in the report. There is also access to the full text of the Panel and Appellate Reports. See Dispute Settlement Commentary Subscriber Log-in Area to access the commentaries.This search engine searches across PDF files of official awards, decisions, and other WTO documents and "notes up" (e.g. "shepardizes") by tracking how subsequent WTO reports, awards and decisions have considered specific passages in WTO jurisprudence. Features a citator that collects all jurisprudence under a treaty provision for the WTO.The WTO Analytical Index is the authoritative guide to the interpretation and application of findings and decisions of WTO panels, the WTO Appellate Body and other Bodies. You can search for caselaw or decisions by topic (e.g. anti-dumping, footwear, or like products) or by agreement/article (e.g. TRIPS Art. 30 or Anti-Dumping Art. 2). The WTO Analytical Index is also available in print. The GATT Analytical Index is similar to the WTO Analytical Index. It also contains notes on the drafting, interpretation and application of the articles of the GATT. It has references to corresponding articles from the Havana Charter and preceding drafts. United States - Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA)This agreement was signed by President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney on January 2, 1988 and, after implementing legislation was enacted in the United States and Canada, the Agreement entered into force on January 1, 1989. Its main purpose is to eliminate all tariffs on trade between the U.S. and Canada by January 1, 1998. The FTA was superseded by NAFTA (see above) on Jan. 1, 1994. Sources for the text of FTA
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