法律研究(Legal Rsearch)Private International Legal Researchppt課件

1、Private International Legal Research: An Introduction.ALR International LawFebruary 18, 2004.What is private international law? The body of international law that governs mainly commercial and business disputes among countries or private parties. International jurisdiction through treaty application

2、 or national courts apply concepts of international law, depending on the type of dispute (could be several claims in one suit). Three levels of international trade agreements: bilateral relationships, multilateral relationships, supranational relationships, and regional agreements.Starting Research

3、 in this area: Consult a research guide, bibliography, or website with a collection of links for the subject matter. Locate the applicable International Agreements/Treaties. Look for laws, regulations, restrictions, and special arrangements in the country that has jurisdiction over the claim.UNCITRA

4、L UN Commission for International Trade Law.Website . Significant work toward the harmonization of private international law. UNCITRAL site has primary documents and status information about established intl instruments (e.g.CISG). Numerous translations of documents (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese

5、, and Russian). .UNIDROIT Intl Institute for the Unification of Private Law. Traces its origins to the League of Nations. Official Site: . Best-known accomplishment = UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. Status Information / Current Projects.Hague Conference on Private Internat

6、ional Law and Conventions: Active in development of conventions in various areas of private law (e.g. conflict of laws to intercountry adoption). Website: /e/index.html. Full-text conventions, status and bibliographic information, and explanatory reports, when available. Translations of conventions:

7、 /e/conventions/translat.html.Private Intl Law in the U.S. UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). CISG and UNIDROIT principles Pace University School of law website. - CISG database (contains annotated text of the CISG). Intl Sales Law UNILEX ().Other places to start

8、research after establishing topic . . . Research Guides. Bibliographies. Web Collections.Web Collections: Hieros Gamos, “Guide to Global Trade Law - /trade.html. Georgetown University, “Researching Intl Economic Law on the Internet - /intl/iiel/home.htm. WorldTradeL: The Online Source for World Trad

9、e Law - .International Agreement Collections: Lex Mercatoria - /. Fletchers Multilaterals Project, “Trade and Commercial Relations - /multi/trade.html. Foreign Trade Information Center, OAS - /default.asp. Private Intl Law Database (U.S. Dept. of State) - /s/l/c3452.htm. Juris International - /pub/.

10、Major Multilateral and Regional Agreements: Andean Community - /endex.htm. CARICOM - /. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - /. Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) - /. MERCOSUR (IDRC site of Canada) - idrc.ca/lacro/investigacion/mercosur.html. .Other Considerations . . . Major international organ

11、izations involved in trade and related issues. U.S. Government Resources. Country Guides (e.g. “Doing Business in). Statistics EUROSTAT: /comm/eurostat/. ARBITRATION / DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.Intl Commercial Arbitration - An important component of private international law. TYPES: “ad hoc vs. “institutio

12、nal international arbitration. Background information on Intl Dispute Settlement (Harvard) - /cidtrade/issues/dispute.html.Reasons for Choosing ArbitrationDistrust of a foreign legal system by one or more parties. Avoid long delays in court systems. Resolution of dispute by someone w/expertise in a

13、particular business. Exercise more control by specifying governing rules. Avoid problem of lack of intl standard on the enforceability of foreign judgments. .Types of Arbitration - Institutional vs. Ad Hoc (mentioned above). State vs. Private Parties. Specialized vs. General Purpose Institutions.Tre

14、aties - Aim to facilitate international commercial arbitration across national borders. United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958 (New York Convention), 330 U.N.T.S. 3, 21 U.S.T. 2517 (June 10, 1958). Convention on the Settlement of Investment Di

15、sputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (Washington Convention), 575 U.N.T.S. 159, 17 U.S.T. 1270 (March 18, 1965).Major Arbitral Institutions - Permanent Court of Arbitration . Intl Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes /icsid/. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - /inde

16、x_court.asp. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) lcia-arbitration/lcia/lcia/index.htm. American Arbitration Association (AAA) /index2.1.jsp. WWW Virtual Library Arbitration - interarb/vl/pages/.Arbitration Rules - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maws Intl Arbitration site - . ICSID Rules of Arbitr

17、ation/Conciliation - /icsid/basicdoc/basicdoc.htm. LCIA Rules lcia-arbitration/lcia/arb/index.htm. ICC Rules /court/english/rules/rules.asp. UNCITRAL Rules /english/texts/arbitration/adrindex.htm. .Decisions/Awards - Often difficult to locate, even in print, in libraries. ICSID provides the full-tex

18、t of selected cases and awards - /icsid/cases/cases.htm. Abstracts/Decisions for UNCITRAL texts are available through the “CLOUT database - /english/clout/index.htm. .Internet Resources & Online Databases: American Arbitration Association - /index2.1.jsp. International Chamber of Commerce - /home/me

19、nu_international_arbitration.asp. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) - lcia-arbitration/lcia/arb/index.htm. LEXIS / Westlaw (Releases in July 2003). .BNA Intl Trade ReporterAvailable at bna/ (on-campus) or through the Law Librarys “Electronic Resources page/Databases and Subscriptions.

20、General Search Engine (plus advanced); Search by Topic; Search by Case Citation.Also, separate databases searchable within Lexis/Westlaw (must have a subscription).In print (Law Lib. HF3000.I57).Westlaw Databases:lawschool.westlaw.All Databases International/Worldwide Materials Multi-National Materials “Rules and Regulations (includes arbitral rules).All Databases International/Worldwide Materials Multi-National Materials “Cases (includes commercial arbitral cases “ICA-CASES).Treatise = “International Commerc