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International Commercial Arbitration

International Commercial Arbitration and CISG Research

Selected Arbitral Institutions

For a complete listing of arbitral institutions, see the "Organizations" tab at Kluwer Arbitration.

International Organizations and Academic Institutions Web Sites

Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT)

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law web site that provides access to the CLOUT database, a compilation of court decisions and arbitral awards relating to Conventions and Model Laws emanating from the work of the Commission.

e-RG Electronic Resource Guide: International Commercial Arbitration

A Research guide on International Commercial Arbitration that is part of the American Society of International Laws Electronic Resource Guide series.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Lists concluded and pending ICSID cases with selected online decisions and awards. Searchable by claimant, respondent, procedural rules applied, arbitration or conciliation, type of proceeding registered. Also includes selected official documents.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Digital Library: Dispute Resolution

A database that allows the user to input an ICC award number and find out where the award was published. Select "Advanced Search" then select only "Awards." Type in the award number and when you retrieve results, it should provide a reference to the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin which we own in print on Lower Level 2 at K9 .C45.

CISG Database 

Pace University School of Law website provides access to annotated text of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), diplomatic conference texts, and a useful database of case law on the CISG. 

Trans-Lex.org 

This website provides access to four types of sources for international business law. First, the TransLex Principles contain more than 120 principles and rules of transnational law. Second, the TransLex Bibliography is a selected collection of bibliographic references on transnational law organized in alphabetical order. Third, TransLex Materials are a collection of domestic statutes, international conventions, model laws, restatements and other soft-law instruments which are relevant to research in transnational law and international business law. Finally, TransLex Links are a collection of links to internet resources on international business law.