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international trade law: an overview
International trade law is the mixture of domestic or national law and public international law that applies to transactions for goods or services that cross national boundaries. Certain multilateral treaties play an important roles in this field -- notably the Convention for the International Sales of Goods (http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/treaty.html) and several dealing with dispute resolution and the enforcement of resulting adjudications.
menu of sources
Federal Material
U.S. Constitution
- Article I, Section 8 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html#section8)
- Article I, Section 10 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html#section10)
- CRS Annotated Constitution: Article II: The Constitutionality of International Trade Agreements (http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/search/display.html?terms=international%20trade&url=/anncon/html/art2frag21_user.html)
Federal Statutes
- U.S. Code:
- 19 U.S.C. - Customs Duties
- 22 U.S.C. - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
- 15 U.S.C., Chapter 4 - China Trade
- 18 U.S.C., Chapter 27 - Customs Crimes
- 15 U.S.C. §§ 61-66 - Promotion of Export Trade by the FTC
- 15 U.S.C. § 46(h) - Investigation of Foreign Trade Conditions by the FTC
- 12 U.S.C., Chapter 40 - International Bank Lending
- 12 U.S.C., Chapter 32 - Foreign Banks in Domestic Markets
- 12 U.S.C., Chapter 6A - Export/Import Bank of the U.S.
- 12 U.S.C., Chapter 6 - Foreign Banking
Federal Regulations
- Title 15 C.F.R. (http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/15cfr.htm)
International Material
Conventions and Treaties
- United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) (http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/un.contracts.international.sale.of.goods.convention.1980/)
- GATT (http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/legal_e.htm#goods)
Other References
Key Internet Sources
- Federal Agencies:
- U.S. International Trade Commission (http://www.usitc.gov/)
- Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
- Department of State Private International Law (http://state.gov/s/l/c3452.htm)
- Department of Commerce (http://www.doc.gov/)
- Bureau of Industry and Security (http://www.bis.doc.gov/)
- International Trade Administration (http://www.ita.doc.gov/)
- U.S. Customs Service (http://www.customs.treas.gov/)
- Bureau of Consular Affairs (http://travel.state.gov/)
- International Organizations:
- International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
- World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/)
- World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
- UNCITRAL (http://www.uncitral.org/)
- Lex Mercatoria (http://lexmercatoria.org/)
- Institute of International Commercial Law (Pace) (http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/)
Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources
- Good Starting Point in Print: Folsom, Gordon and Spanogle's International Business Transactions in a Nutshell (http://west.thomson.com/product/22079804/product.asp), West Group (2004).
- Study law abroad: Cornell Paris Institute (http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/international/paris/)
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