Chapter 16. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

Julien Chaisse and Christoph Hermann (eds) The International Law of Economic Integration, Oxford University Press, DRAFT PRE-PRINT, Forthcoming

24 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2024

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Maria Gabriela Sarmiento

Central University f Venezuela; Sarmiento de Klumpner Consulting

Katia Fach Gómez

University of Zaragoza

Date Written: November 19, 2023

Abstract

This chapter outlines the origin, mandate and current composition of UNCITRAL. It also describes the key aspects of UNCITRAL organization and working methods, examining the main techniques adopted to achieve the modernization and harmonization of international trade law (i.e., legislative, contractual and explanatory techniques). There is also reference to the case law on international trade and investment generated by UNCITRAL texts, and the technical cooperation and assistance with law reform that UNCITRAL provides with the ultimate goal of fostering global economic integration. From a bibliographical perspective the chapter is based on the plentiful official information available on the UNCITRAL website, official videos and documents, and a range of scholarly contributions that specifically refer to this organization.

Keywords: United Nations, international trade, international investment, economic integration, legal modernization, legal harmonization, legislative techniques (convention, model law), explanatory techniques (legal guide), uniform legal interpretation, CLOUT

JEL Classification: K

Suggested Citation

Sarmiento, Maria-Gabriela and Fach Gomez, Katia, Chapter 16. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (November 19, 2023). Julien Chaisse and Christoph Hermann (eds) The International Law of Economic Integration, Oxford University Press, DRAFT PRE-PRINT, Forthcoming , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4728003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4728003

Maria-Gabriela Sarmiento (Contact Author)

Central University f Venezuela ( email )

Public Law Institute Central University Venezuela
Municipio Libertador
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Venezuela

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Sarmiento de Klumpner Consulting ( email )

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Switzerland

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Katia Fach Gomez

University of Zaragoza ( email )

Pedro Cerbuna 12
Zaragoza, zaragoza 50009
Spain

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