Library guides: Law: Private International Law

Private International Law

Research Sources

Hague Academy Collected Courses Online
Collected courses of the Hague Academy of International Law that covers Public International Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and International Relations.
Journal of Private International Law
Online access from 2005 to present.
International Arbitration Materials (via Westlaw)
Search for international arbitration materials on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, including cases, awards, rules, conventions, treatises and more.
From the home page, click on "International Materials", then click on "International Arbitration Materials".

Organisations

United Nations Commission on Interational Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
The core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. A legal body with universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide for over 40 years, UNCITRAL's business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business. Provides the text of various instruments, status information, travaux preparatoires, commentary and cases information.
UNDROIT
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is an independent intergovernmental Organisation with its seat in the Villa Aldobrandini in Rome. Its purpose is to study needs and methods for modernising, harmonising and co-ordinating private and in particular commercial law as between States and groups of States and to formulate uniform law instruments, principles and rules to achieve those objectives.
The IBA Arbitration Committee
The IBA Arbitration Committee focuses on laws, practice and procedures relating to the arbitration of transnational disputes. Through its conferences, publications and projects, the Committee seeks to share information about international arbitration, promote its use and improve its effectiveness.
Permanent Court of Arbitration
PCA is an intergovernmental organization providing a variety of dispute resolution services to the international community.

Hague

Hague Conference on Private International Law - HCCH
The HCCH, the leading organisation in the area of private international law, develops and services multilateral legal instruments dealing with issues including jurisdiction of the courts, applicable law, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in a wide range of areas, from commercial law and banking law to international civil procedure and from child protection to matters of marriage and personal status.
Hague Conventions
The Conventions have an influence upon legal systems - even when they are not ratified - in both Member and non-Member States. They also form a source of inspiration for efforts to unify private international law at the regional level.

ICC Awards

ICC International Court of Arbitration
The International Court of Arbitration® is the world's leading body for the resolution of international disputes by arbitration.
2017 Arbitration Rules and 2014 Mediation Rules
The Arbitration Rules are those of 2012, as amended in 2017. They are effective as of 1 March 2017. The Mediation Rules, in force from 2014, reflect modern practice and set clear parameters for the conduct of proceedings.
International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration Awards (Thomson Reuters Westlaw)
Abstracts and commentary on the arbitration awards from the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration. Start typing into the Search bar “International Chamber of Commerce” and select from the drop-down menu. Coverage: 1975 - 2004.
ASA bulletin
Kluwer Law International: 2002 to present.
Collection of ICC arbitral awards, 1991-1995
Nathan Library. Law KC47.I57 A76 1997.
Collection of procedural decisions in ICC arbitration, 1993-1996
Nathan Library. Law KC47.I57 H37 1997
Reports of International Arbitral Awards (UN)
Full-text search available up to Volume XXX.
Reports of International Arbitral Awards (UN)
World Trade and Arbitration Materials
Kluwer Law International: 1997 to present.
Library Guide: Commercial arbitration: Awards, cases, & decisions (Oxford University)
Resources for commercial arbitration: Awards, cases, & decisions. While some of these databases may not be available to Griffith University, they may provide directional assistance to researchers.

Journals

Kluwer Law Online Journals
This international journal library includes Common market law review, European business law review, European foreign affairs law review, European public law, European review of private law, International journal of comparative labour law and industrial relations, Journal of international arbitration, Journal of world trade, Legal issues of economic integration, World competition, and European environmental law review.
HeinOnline
Provides access to law journals, treaties, legal classics and trials from the United States.
HeinOnline is a database of full text legal research resources.

World Journals (Thomson Reuters Westlaw)
Available from the Thomson Reuters Westlaw platform, World Journals contains articles from law reviews and bar journals published in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries around the world. Coverage varies by publication.