II. Survey of the work in the field of harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

B. Regional inter-governmental organizations and groupings

4. The Latin American Countries

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(b) International commercial arbitration

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(i) The Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission

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131. The Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission, a non-governmental organization, was established in September 1934, at the request of the Governing Board of the Pan American Union, pursuant to resolution XLI of the Seventh International Conference of American States, for the purpose of creating an inter-American system of commercial arbitration. The purposes of the Commission, which has its headquarters in New York, are: (first, the establishment of arbitration facilities in each American country, for which purpose the Commission has appointed national committees in a number of Latin-American countries, responsible for organizing panels of arbitrators and for administering the standard rules of the Commission); secondly, the modification of arbitration laws in order to facilitate the conduct of arbitrations and ensure the enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards; thirdly, the familiarization of businessmen in the American countries with arbitration procedure and its advantages to exporters and importers in inter-American trade; and fourthly, the arbitration or adjustment of differences or controversies, arising in the course of inter-American trade.

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(ii) Inter-American draft uniform law on commercial arbitration

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132. The Inter-American Council of Jurists, at its Third Meeting, held in Mexico City in 1956, approved an Inter-American draft Uniform Law on Commercial Arbitration (resolution VIII), which was based on the studies undertaken by the Inter-American Juridical Committee. ⁵⁹ In that resolution, the Inter-American Council of Jurists recommended that the American States should, to the extent practicable, adopt in their legislation, in accordance with their constitutional procedures, the said draft uniform law in such form as they considered desirable within their several jurisdictions. ⁶⁰

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(c) International sale of tangible personal property

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133. At its Fifth Meeting, the Inter-American Council of Jurists, after examining a draft convention on a uniform law on international sale of tangible personal property prepared by the Juridical Committee, ⁶¹ instructed the Committee to revise its draft and to direct its efforts toward drafting a uniform law that would consider problems of international trade in the broadest sense possible. It should take into consideration the statements and proposals made at the Fifth Meeting of the Inter-American Council of Jurists, and the conventions adopted at the Diplomatic Conference on the Unification of Law Governing the International Sale of Goods held at The Hague in April 1964 (see para. 30 above). This topic is on the agenda of the meeting of the Inter-American Juridical Committee, which will start on 10 July 1967.

^59. Uniform Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Second draft, document CIJ20-A. Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., 1955.

^60. Final Act of the Third Meeting of the Inter-American Council of Jurists, document CIJ-29. Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., 1956.

^61. Draft Convention on a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Tangible Personal Property, document CIJ-46. Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., 1960.


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Progressive Development of the Law of International Trade: Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1966

Introduction

I. The law of international trade

A. Concept of "law of international trade"

B. Legal techniques used to reduce conflicts and divergencies

1. Choice of Law Rules

2. Harmonization and Unification of Substantive Rules

C. Development of the law of international trade

1. Similarity

2. Application

3. Formulation

II. Survey of the work in the field of harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

A. Inter-governmental organizations

1. The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law

2. The Hague Conference on Private International Law

3. The League of Nations

4. The United Nations

5. The United Nations Specialized Agencies

6. United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI)

B. Regional inter-governmental organizations and groupings

1. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA)*

2. The European Economic Community (EEC)

3. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

4. The Latin American Countries

5. The Council of Europe

6. The Benelux Countries

7. The Nordic Council

8. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

9. The Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee

C. Non-governmental organizations

1. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

2. The International Maritime Committee (IMC)

3. The International Association of Legal Science

4. The International Law Association (ILA)

5. The Institute of International Law

D. Summary: main areas of harmonization and unification

III. Methods, approaches and topics suitable for the progressive harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

A. Methods

B. Approaches

C. Suitable topics

IV. Role of the United Nations in the progressive harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

A. Progress and shortcomings of the work in the field of harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

B. Desirable action to remedy the existing shortcomings

C. Role of the United Nations

1. Is the Unification and Harmonization of the Law of International Trade an Appropriate Subject for United Nations Action?

2. Would a United Nations Participation in this Activity Unnecessarily Duplicate the Work of Existing Agencies and Reduce or Abolish their Usefulness?

3. Would the United Nations be in a Position to Make a Significant Contribution to Furthering Unification on A World-Wide Scale or Otherwise?

4. Should the Functions of the United Nations be Confined to Co-Ordination or Should they Also Encompass Formulation?

5. Is There a Realistic Chance of Success or is the Task too Diffficult for Tangible Results?

D. Establishment of a United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

E. Financial implications of the establishment of a United Nations commission on international trade law

II. Survey of the work in the field of harmonization and unification of the law of international trade

B. Regional inter-governmental organizations and groupings

4. The Latin American Countries

(b) International commercial arbitration

Progressive Development of the Law of International Trade:
Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1966