International trade law: Publications and activities of selected IGOS and NGOS

There has recently been an increase of interest in the legal basis of international trade. The worldwide recession has brought into the headlines accusations of treaty and contract violations among nations and enterprises engaged in transnational business. Thus, the role of such institutions as GATT, the OECD, and the European Community in regulating international trade has become a matter of substantial concern. This article will describe the activities and selected law and law-related publications of these institutions, as well as those of other international, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have an impact on international trade law. Selected commercially published reference and bibliographic works covering these institutions also will be mentioned.