Trade Forum Collection on Trade Law

This collection of articles covers legal aspects of international trade, informs you on the use of model contracts and provides advice on avoiding and managing commercial disputes.

Changing environment

• Making Sense of Trade Treaties - (4/2005)
• Trade Law: New Practices Improve Business Confidence - (3/2004)
• Trade Law Gets Down to Business - (4/2002)
• International Trade Rules: What Every Exporter Should Know - (4/2002)
• Trade Law Essentials: An ITC Briefing for Business - (4/2002)
• OHADA Four Years On: One Business Law for 16 African Countries - (4/2002)
• The Changing Landscape: Helping Companies Cope with Trade Law - (3/1998 - pdf only)
• Legal Instruments for International Trade: Where Does Your Country Stand? - (3/1998 - pdf only)
• Doing Business in Sub- Saharan Africa: A Legal Revolution - (3/1998 - pdf only)
• Viewpoint: Harmonizing Business Law in Africa - (3/1998 - pdf only)

Using model contracts

• Learning to Use Model Contracts - (4/2002)
• Primer for Exporters: International Sales Contracts - (4/2002)
• Selling through Agents and Distributors - (4/2002)
• International Joint Ventures - (4/2002)
• Joint Venture Contracts: Fifty-five Minds for a Model - (4/2002)

Avoiding and settling disputes

• Dispute Resolution Managers Meet for First Time - (1/2005)
• Dispute Resolution: Bridge-building in a New World - (4/2004)
• Settling Out of Court - (4/2002)
• Negotiating Technology Licensing Agreements - (4/2002)
• What Does It Mean When You Click "I Agree"? - (4/2002)
• Avoiding Intellectual Property Disputes - (4/2002)

Information resources

• Trade Treaties: Where Does Your Country Stand? - (4/2005)
• Information Resources: International Trade Law for SMEs - (4/2002)
• Juris International Web Site - (4/2002)
• Are You on the Map with International Trade Treaties? - (4/2002)
• African Business Laws on CD-ROM and the Internet - (4/1999)
• New Partnership Launches Juris International - (3/1998 - pdf only)

Sung-Ah Lee, ITC Public Information marketing consultant, prepared this list.