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CISG Resources

Institute of International Commercial Law (Pace University)
http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/

Guides for researching the CISG
Enderlein & Maskow, Commentary on International Sales Law, frequently cited for their commentary on the http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/enderlein.html
Annotated CISG articles http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/cisg-toc.html
- Secretariat commentary
- Legislative History
- Cases (some full text and English language translation)
- Words, phrases, and concepts explanations (see Enderlein & Maskow)
- Other commentary

Lex Mercatoria Dispute Resolution Index
http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/arbitration/

international trade treaties
arbitration rules
international commercial arbitration institutions (listed by country)

International Council for Commercial Arbitration
http://www.arbitration-icca.org/

The Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Pace University)
http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/vis.html

Frequently Asked Questions page with information about researching and writing the
competition memorandum.
Problems, winning memorandums, and legal texts from 1993 - 2005

KluwerArbitration.com Resources
This library subscription contains the following materials arranged by type and also by country, where appropriate.

The most important conventions dealing with arbitration
Model laws from UNCITRAL, and non-U.S. arbitration laws
Arbitration rules from international and regional institutions
Case law and commentary

Access to KluwerArbitration.com:

Access through Law Library webpage at http://www.luc.edu/law/library
Go to Subscription Databases
CCH Business Service
Select the International Business tab
Scroll to the bottom of the page and select KluwerArbitration.com

CISG Research Guides

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Guide to Research and Literature, by Claire Germain.
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/Finding_the_Law/Guides_by_Topic/cisg.htm

Guide to International Commercial Arbitration, by Lyonette Louis-Jacques
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/intlarb.html
(Good explanation of how to develop a research strategy and where to begin your research. Includes nice guide to CISG and international commercial arbitration resources that can be found on Lexis and Westlaw.)

International Commercial Arbitration Resources, by Jean Wenger
http://www.llrx.com/features/arbitration2.html

General Research

Law Library Website
http://www.luc.edu/law/library

Forms for interlibrary and intercampus lending
Subscription resources under "Online Resources"
"Legal Research" includes international subjects

Pegasus - Loyola University Chicago Online Catalog
http://pegasus.luc.edu

Limit by the specific library
"Advanced Search"

Worldcat

Access from library's webpage under Quick Links drop down menu.
Offsite, use Locus login and password to login.
Check other libraries for material
Borrow materials through ILL

Hein Online

Access from library's webpage under Quick Links drop down menu.
Offsite, use Locus login and password to login.
Treaties and International Agreements library

CISG and International Arbitration Texts in Law Library

UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
K 1005.4 .B66 1998, RESERVE

Abrahamsson et al, Incoterms 2000
HF 1002.5 .I53 1999

Bonell, An International Restatement of Contract Law : The UNIDROIT Principles of
International Commercial Contracts
K 1005 .B66 2005, RESERVE

Bonell, UNILEX : International Case Law & Bibliography on the UN Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
(updated March, 2004)
K 1028.3198 .A6 U55, RESERVE

Bonell, A New Approach to International Commercial Contracts : The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
K 7350 .A6 I57 1998, RESERVE

Campbell, Lawyering in the International Market
K 1030 .L39 1999, RESERVE

Debattista, Incoterms in Practice
HF 1002.5 .I53 1999

Honnold, Uniform Law for International Sales
K 1028.3 .U55 H66 1999, RESERVE

Di Matteo, International Sales Law : A Critical Analysis of CISG Jurisprudence
K 1028 .3198 .I578 2005

Eiselen, CISG Article
2 photocopies on Reserve

Hancock, Guide to the International Sale of Goods Convention
K 1028.3198 .G85 1986 (updated 2006) RESERVE
This resource comes with online materials that may be accessed through the J:Bookdrive

Henschel, Conformity of Goods in International Sales
K 1028 .3198 .H4 2005, RESERVE

Applications of the UN Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods
K 1030.4 .K75 1989

Leaffer, International Treaties on Intellectual Property
K 1401 .A35 I57 1990, RESERVE

Lookofsky, Understanding the CISG in the USA
KF 915 .L66 2004, RESERVE

McConnaughay, International Commercial Arbitration in Asia
K2400 .I63 2002 (online materials on J:Bookdrive)

Principles of International Commercial Contracts
K 1005.4 .I68 1994, RESERVE

Pace International Law Review, Review of the Convention on Contracts for the InternationalSale of Goods (CISG) 2002-2003
K 1028.3198 .R485 2004

Redfern, Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration
K 2400 .R43 1999, RESERVE
(2004 Edition - UKICA-RH database on Westlaw)

Sarcevi'c and Volken, The International Sale of Goods Revisited
K 1030 .I58 2001

Sandstrom, Negotiating and Structuring International Commercial Transactions
K 1005 .N44 2002

Schlechtriem and Schwenzer, Commentary on the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
K 1028.3198 .A3 K6613 1998

Will, Twenty Years of International Sales Law Under the CISG: International Bibliography and Case Law Digest (1980-2000)
K 1026 .T89 2000

Zeller, Damages under the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
K 1030 .Z45 2005

Finding Foreign Law

Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World, Reynold and Flores
Legal Reference, 3rd Floor, K 38 .R49
The Flores guide is updated annually and contains a description of the legal system of non-U.S. jurisdictions along with a complete guide to the availability of legal materials for that jurisdiction. Country entries are arranged geographically.

Martindale-Hubbell: International Law Digests
Reference, 3rd floor of law library, KF 190
Also available on Lexis-Nexis

WESTLAW
International Arbitration tab
International Legal Materials - ILM - published by ASIL

LEXIS
International Trade tab
International Law tab
Martindale-Hubbell: International Law Digests