Prepared by , Foreign & International Law Librarian
International trade materials can be found at:
WTO materials can be found at:
NAFTA materials can be found at:
But these are not the only areas of the library-- you must use TALLONS to do good research.
Some suggested subject headings are:
You can also do keyword searching.
It is essential to use the law journal indexes to find articles on point.
The 2 law review indexes are LegalTrac (also called Legal Resources Index) and Index to Legal Periodicals.
Access the indexes via links from TALLONS.
Law journal articles can also be searched in full text on Westlaw, Lexis and HeinOnline.
Some major titles include:
Both Westlaw and Lexis have very large news databases that can be searched for the most recent international trade developments.
WWW searches using a good search engine like Google will lead to other websites for current awareness.
WTO
The Legal Texts: The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations K 4603 1987 A4 1999
(See the same text in slightly different formats at K 4603 1987 A4 1994, K 4603 1987 A3 1994 & K 4603 1987 A3 1993)
The WTO Agreement is often cited to 33 I.L.M. 1125 (1994). This version contains some editorial deletions.
The full text of the WTO Agreement is available at the WTO website. Mouse over "Documents", then click on "Legal texts".
Working documents of the various WTO bodies are also available at the WTO website. Mouse over "Documents" then click on "Official documents".
The GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History, 1986-1992 K 4603 1987 G38 1993
Uruguay Round Trade Agreements: Texts of Agreements, Implementing Bill, Statement of Administrative Action, and Required Supporting Statements... H.Doc. 103-316
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809 (1994), 19 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement PrEx 1.2:T67/v.1/993-2
The NAFTA Supplemental Agreements: North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation PrEx 1.2:Ag8
NAFTA: Final Text, Summary, Legislative History & Implementation Directory KDZ 944 A41992 N325 1994
North American Free Trade Agreement, Texts of Agreement, Implementing Bill, Statement of Administrative Action, and Required Supporting Statements... H.Doc. 103-159/V.1-2
The NAFTA text is frequently cited to 32 I.L.M. 289 (1993) because it is a Blue Book authorized source.
A good website for the full text of NAFTA is The NAFTA Secretariat. Click "Legal Texts".
Primary Source Materials
Dispute Settlement Commentaries (DSCs)
Dispute Settlement Reports (WTO) K 4600 A53 W67 (The Dispute Settlement Reports are published late.)
The WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: A Collection of the Relevant Legal Texts (WTO) K 2400 A48 2001
The full text of all WTO dispute settlement documentation, including Panel and Appellate Body reports is available at the WTO website. Mouse over "Trade Topics" then click on "Dispute settlement".
A large collection of binational panel reviews under NAFTA Chapter 19 is available at the NAFTA Secretariat website. Click "View Panel Decisions and Reports". Also, the few Chapter 20 arbitral awards are there. Binational panel decisions are also on Westlaw (NAFTA-BIP) and on Lexis.
The State Dept. now posts documents of NAFTA Chapter 11 investment disputes online.
International Legal Materials publishes selected WTO & NAFTA dispute resolution documents.
World Trade & Arbitration Materials also publishes selected WTO & NAFTA dispute resolution documents.
Selected Secondary Sources
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (Canada)
Electronic International System for International Law
Institute for International Economics (IIE)
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development
International Economic Law Group
NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation
NAFTA Commission for Labor Cooperation
See also Bureau of International Labor Affairs (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
For a primary source material on public submissions under the NAFTA Labor Side Agreement, go to:
Proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas
Public Citizen Global Trade Watch
Secretaria de Economia (Mexico)
SICE- Foreign Trade Information System (O.A.S.)
U.S. International Trade Commission
Revised Guide of International Trade Law Sources on the Internet
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law- International Economic Law