Uncitral
Uncitral in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of Uncitral, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law was established by a United Nations General Assembly Resolution in 1966. The aim of UNCITRAL is to harmonize and unify international trade law. It was instrumental in the preparation of the Hamburg Rules, 1978 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary), and prepared the United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade, 1991. In addition, UNCITRAL has been active in the area of international commercial arbitration and has prepared the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary), the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation, 2002 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary), the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules, and the UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings. Website:https://www.uncitral.org/. Email: uncitral [at] uncitral [dot] org.
UNCITRAL in Global Commerce Policy
In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. The entries on trade policy are here. Established in 1966 for the purpose of reducing or removing legal obstacles to the flow of international trade and the progressive harmonization and unification of the law of international trade. The entries on trade policy in the Encyclopedia are here. UNCITRAL has 36 members who are selected by the United Nations General Assembly. The entries on trade policy are here. It is the core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. The entries on trade policy in the Encyclopedia are here. UNCITRAL has pursued an extensive work program on subjects covering particularly international commercial arbitration and conciliation and the international transport and sale of goods. The entries on trade policy are here. It is located in Vienna.[1]
UNCITRALin the wold Encyclopedia
For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.
Resources
Notes and References
- Dictionary of Trade Policy, “UNCITRAL” entry (OAS)
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