ABSTRACT
Presents the full texts of over 100 international treaties and agreements to provide an essential understanding of the global economy and trade.
Appearing chronologically, the treaties encompass a period of world history that includes the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) and the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (1994), to provide both an up-to-date record and an indispensable background in the study of international economic law.
The following information is given for each treaty and agreement:
* Date of first signing, ratification and entry into force
* Dates and texts of subsequent treaty revisions
* Tables giving membership lists of treaties, along with dates of signing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2130 pages
Documents
chapter |32 pages
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
chapter |6 pages
Convention respecting the Free Navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal
chapter |10 pages
Hague Rules (International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading)
chapter |22 pages
Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air
chapter |25 pages
Articles of Agreement for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank)
chapter |53 pages
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund
chapter |6 pages
UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
chapter |29 pages
Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank
chapter |13 pages
Statute of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
chapter |4 pages
UN General Assembly Resolution 1803 on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources
chapter |21 pages
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States
chapter |10 pages
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
chapter |11 pages
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
chapter |15 pages
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
chapter |10 pages
Hague-Visby Rules (Brussels Protocol to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading)
chapter |23 pages
EC Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
chapter |12 pages
Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
chapter |37 pages
Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market or Treaty of Chaguaramas
chapter |20 pages
Hamburg Rules (UN Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea)
chapter |28 pages
UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
chapter |17 pages
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of States Property, Archives and Debts
chapter |9 pages
The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition
chapter |28 pages
Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
chapter |7 pages
Asean Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
chapter |28 pages
EC-EFTA Convention On Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
chapter |34 pages
Un (Uncitral) Convention On International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes
chapter |37 pages
Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
chapter |12 pages
European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy
chapter |12 pages
UN Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade
chapter |192 pages
North American Free Trade Agreement
chapter |89 pages
Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
chapter |44 pages
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act 1996 (Usa)
chapter |6 pages
EC-US Agreement on the Application of their Competition Laws
chapter |14 pages
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
chapter |7 pages
Inter-Governmental Agreement on North-South Transport Corridor
chapter |12 pages
Agreement Establishing the Terms of Reference of the International Jute Study Group
chapter |17 pages
Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation
chapter |22 pages
The UN Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
chapter |10 pages
EC-Japan Agreement concerning Cooperation on Anti-Competitive Activities
chapter |36 pages
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
chapter |80 pages
Bilateral Investment Treaties
part |194 pages
Table of Membership, Ratification and Accession