DOMESTIC LAW
State Department Guide - Link to documents and explanations of how the U.S. supports private cross-border transactions through international law.
Trans-Lex - University of Cologne's links to many countries' contract laws, outline of private international law principles, bibliography, glossary, and more.
Westlaw - Various primary and secondary legal sources from a short list of countries and the EU. Arbitration link.
Lexis - Assorted primary and secondary content from a short list of countries. Arbitration link.
Foreign Law Research - Links to assorted methods of finding foreign law materials, not specific to private law.
CASES:
CISG Library - Cases and also journal articles
Unilex - Cases and scholarly analysis about the Convention on the International Sale of Goods. Create a free account for access.
CLOUT - Cases arising from UNIDROIT rules and agreements.
Jus Mundi - Subscription database with a broad array of international arbitration decisions. Connect via PittCat if off campus.
UN Reports of International Arbitral Awards RIAA - Decisions from UN arbitration bodies 1948-2012.
Permanent Court of Arbitration - Not limited to commercial arbitration, but shows case information where parties have agreed to have it made public.
ORGANIZATIONS:
UNCITRAL - Organization that makes model business laws for national governments to implement or adapt. This organization also provides arbitration rules that parties can opt to use when resolving transnational disputes.
Int'l Inst. Private Law (UNIDROIT) - Organization that works to harmonize international private law by forming new agreements to fill gaps between existing agreements.
Hague Conference on Priv. Int. Law - Organization that convenes sessions to create cooperative agreements between governments.
Organization of American States- CIDIP - Organization that coordinates private international law agreements in the Western Hemisphere.
OHADA - Organization for Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. Uniform laws, regulations, treaties, and jurisprudence are all in French.
EAPIL - European Association of Private International Law: position papers, rules, events, but no arbitration decisions.
Asian International Arbitration Centre - AIAC - arbitration rules and information about panelists and events, but no arbitration decisions.
NEWS SOURCES:
Conflict of Laws.net - Authoritative explanations of emerging legal developments.
EAPIL Blog- Detailed examinations of issues arising in Europe.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog - Daily updates containing opinions and reports about topics, training, and publications.
Kluwer Mediation Blog - Announcements and analysis
ASIL Insights - Explanations of recent dispute resolutions and other interpretations of private international law.
Law 360 International Arbitration (Lexis Log-in required)
BOOKS - See the library catalog at https://pittcat.pitt.edu
Browse around the call numbers listed below for related items.
Encyclopedia of Private International Law K 7015 .E53 2017
Hague Academy Collected Courses KZ 3092 .R43
International Commercial Arbitration books K 2400
International Contracts books K 1028
Comparative Law books K550
Treatises in Westlaw
JOURNALS
See the journal research guide.
Hein Online has the Kluwer Law Journals up to four years ago.
Yearbook of Private International Law - K 600 .A15 Y43
European Private Law E-Journal (find in list under "e")
Journal of Private and Commercial Law (Indonesia)
Romanian Review of Private Law (Romania)