International economic law is one of the crucial branches of international law, and of major importance both practically and conceptually. This document collection brings together all of the most important treaties, regulations, and other documents in this area. It presents the key documents of contemporary international economic law in one single volume, so to provide students as well as practitioners with an accessible reference guide. The book will feature a brief introduction, providing readers with a 'roadmap' through what is perceived by many as the maze of international economic law.

• Part 1: Documents of General Relevance


• I-1: Charter of the United Nations


• I-2: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties


• I-3: ILC Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts


• I-4: ILC Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection


• I-5: GA Res. 1803 Permanent sovereignty over natural resources


• I-6: GA Res. 3201 Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order


• I-7: GA Res. 3281 Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States


• Part 2: World Trade Law


• General


• II-1: Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization


• II-2: List of Annexes


• Trade in Goods


• II-3: General interpretative note to Annex 1A


• II-4: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994


• II-5: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947)


• II-6: The Enabling Clause


• II-7: Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994


• II-8: Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994


• II-9: Agreement on Agriculture


• II-10: Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures


• II-11: Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade


• II-12: Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures


• II-13: Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994


• II-14: Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 


• II-15: Agreement on Safeguards


• Trade in Services


• II-16a: General Agreement on Trade in Services


• II-16b: Fourth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services


• Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights


• II-17a: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights


• II-17b: Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health


• II-17c: General Council Decision on the Implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health


• II-17d: Statement by the Chairman of the General Council on the Implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health


• Dispute Settlement


• II-18: Understanding on Rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes


• Government Procurement


• II-19: Agreement on Government Procurement


• Part 3: International Investment Law


• Antecedents


• III-1: The Jay Treaty


• III-2: Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and Japan


• III-3: Abs-Shawcross Draft Convention on Investments Abroad


• Selected Bilateral Investment Treaties


• III-4: Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and Pakistan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments


• III-5: Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments


• III-6: Treaty Between United States of America And The Argentine Republic Concerning The Reciprocal Encouragement And Protection of Investment


• III-7: Agreement between Canada and The Republic Peru for the Promotion and Protection of Investments


• III-8: United States Model BIT (2004)


• Selected Multilateral Investment Agreements


• III-9: The Energy Charter Treaty


• III-10: North American Free Trade Agreement - Chapter 11


• III-11: United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement


• Investor-State Dispute Settlement


• III-12: Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States


• III-13: ICSID Arbitration Rules


• III-14: ICSID Additional Facility Rules


• III-15: UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules


• III-16: New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards


• Standards Governing Investments Abroad


• III-17: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises


• III-18: ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy


• Part 4: International Monetary and Financial Law


• IV-1: Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)


• IV-2: Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)


• IV-3: Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association (IDA)


• IV-4: Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)


• IV-5: Statutes of the Bank for International Settlements


• IV-6: Financial Stability Board Charter


• IV-7: Financial Stability Board Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems


• IV-8: International Federation of Accountants Constitution and Bylaws


• IV-9b: Financial Action Task Force 40+9 Recommendations on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing


• IV-9b: Financial Action Task Force Revised Mandate for 2008-2012


• IV-10: IMF - Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency


• IV-11: OECD Principles of Corporate Governance


• IV-12: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision


• IV-13: IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

Christian J. Tams is Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow (U.K.). He is a qualified lawyer in Germany (admitted 2005) and holds LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cambridge. His research in international law focuses on investment protection, the role of international courts and tribunals, and the law of State responsibility. In addition to his academic work, he has advised states in proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). He is a member of the German Court of Arbitration for Sports and of the ILA Committee on the Use of Force, and has held visiting appointments at universities in China, France and Lithuania. He is an editor of, inter alia, The Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary and The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice.
Christian Tietje is Professor (tenure) for European Law and International Economic Law, director of the Institute for Economic Law, and director of the Transnational Economic Law Research Centre (TELC) at the Faculty of Law at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. His primary research interests lie in the areas of EU common commercial policy and international economic law (world trade law, investment protection and arbitration, global financial markets). He holds LL.M. and Ph.D. (Dr. iur.) degrees from University of Michigan Law School and Universities of Hamburg and of Kiel, Germany. He has published several books and more than 150 articles, mostly on common commercial policy and international economic law. He has advised Governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, business associations and multilateral companies in the above mentioned research areas and has served as expert witness and legal advisor in several international investment arbitrations.