Trade and Commerce (Society/Law/Legal_Information/Trade_and_Commerce)
up Trade and CommerceTrade and commerce are regulated domestically and internationally, through overlapping state and federal laws and regulations, international treaties, and contract law. This category includes sites that try to make sense out of the cobweb of trade regulation.EntriesAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission http://www.accc.gov.au/ Australian government organisation responsible for ensuring compliance with the Trade Practices Act 1974. Foreign Trade Information System - Organization of American States http://www.sice.oas.org/ Information and articles on trade in the Western Hemisphere. LexMercatoria http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/ Dedicated to the provision of information on international commercial law with subsidiary interests in commerce and information technologies. WorldTradeLaw.net http://www.worldtradelaw.net/ A searchable database of reports relating to the World Trade Organisation, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Consumer.gov.au http://www.consumer.gov.au/ Information on the legal rights of consumers, business dealing with consumers, and the various protection agencies available. Metric Importers of North America http://m-i-n-a.org/ Provides information on the Fastener Quality Act, and its negative effect on importers of metric fasteners. Unilex http://www.unilex.info/ Provides information on international commercial contracts and associated precedents. Forwarderlaw.com http://www.forwarderlaw.com/ Legal resource for transportation professionals including commentary on issues related to international transportation, freight forwarding, logistics, e-commerce, legislation and national laws. Howstuffworks http://www.howstuffworks.com/us-customs-service.htm/printable Overview of U.S. customs laws, how they affect travelers, and what travelers may bring back into the United States. CISG Israel http://www.biu.ac.il/law/cisg/ Israeli site on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Juris International http://www.jurisint.org/pub/page00_en.htm Collection on international trade law including: international instruments and treaties. Takuzinis.lv http://www.takuzinis.lv/ World Trade Organization agreements and accession protocols. Trade Laws http://www.tradelawonline.com/ Database of trade law and regulation. Focused on India. Transnational Law Database http://www.tldb.de/ Online database of international arbitration awards. Related categoriesLawyers and Law Firms Directory dedicated to law firms, attorneys, and lawyers who focus their practice primarily in business and corporate law. Broken down by geographical regions. Please Note: Please find the geographic Organizations Neigbour categoriesAdministrative Law Administrative law covers those areas of law administered by administrative agencies, such as governmental and municipal organizations. These organizations issue regulations, usually to provide Admiralty and Maritime Law Admiralty and maritime law encompasses the laws of the high seas, and the operation of vessels on the high seas. Maritime cases can involve a complex interplay of laws, based upon where a ship was Aviation Law Aviation law covers the regulation of aircraft, locally, nationally, and internationally. Bankruptcy Bankruptcy law regulates the full or partial discharge of the debts of persons and companies that are having financial difficulty, and financial reorganization or Business and Corporate Law Business law is a very broad category, covering all aspects of the regulation of businesses, and business conduct. Chats and Forums Forums and live chats on legal subjects. Collections Collections law covers the means by which a creditor can collect money from a debtor, and a debtor's remedies when a creditor or Communications Law Communications law encompasses legislation and regulation affecting the communications industry, including telecommunications, Computer and Technology Law This category encompasses the legal aspects and issues of technology and computers. The arrival of the "Net Economy" has taken this area of law to new heights. Related subjects include commercial law, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Constitutional Law covers all legal matters relating to state or federal constitutions. Consumer Protection Consumer protection law encompasses matters affecting consumers, including fraud, sale of defective merchandise, and injuries to consumers or Criminal Law Criminal law covers all aspects of law enforcement activity from the point of the identification, interrogation and arrest of a suspect, through the trial process, conviction, sentencing, Defamation Information about defamation, libel, and slander law. Disabilities Law Laws, legislation, and legal assistance on disability issues. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, encompasses means of resolving disputes without resorting to litigation. It is possible to engage in ADR without filing a lawsuit, or to utilize ADR in a Drunk Driving Drunk driving law encompasses the traffic stop, investigation of sobriety, arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, and driver's license Elder Law Elder law covers the special legal needs of the elderly, particularly the need for patient advocacy, guardianships and conservatorships, and Energy Law Informational sites devoted to energy law. Environmental Law Environmental law is largely intended to protect the environment from pollution or disturbance, by controlling emissions, limiting construction, designating protected ecosystems and Estate Planning and Administration Estate planning involves the creation of trusts, wills, or other documents which govern the passage of an inheritance, usually upon death. Probate, or estate administration, involves the process of Family Law Family law includes law relating to family relationships, including divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, parenting time, grandparental rights, parental rights (child abuse and neglect Food Law Laws pertaining to food: labelling, hygiene, testing, and related topics. Fraud Civil fraud is misrepresentation of a material fact which unlawfully causes damage. In some situations it can be the failure to disclose a fact (an omission) which the law requires to be disclosed. Gender Law Information on gender issues and the law, and the difficulties that sometimes arise when the Health Health law encompasses the operation and regulation of health care institutions and professionals. Immigration Immigration law covers the regulation of obtaining access to a foreign nation, for recreational, employment, or residency, and the Indigenous Peoples Law Indigenous Peoples Law includes the legal interaction between Indigenous Peoples and the State and Federal or National governments, and Insurance Law Insurance law regulates the conduct of insurance companies, and provides consumers with remedies when insurance companies violate their duties. Intellectual Property Intellectual property law encompasses the process of obtaining and enforcing legal protection for ideas and International Law International law describes the law between nations. This is broken down into private international law, relating to transactions and business dealings between private entities, and public Juvenile Law This category is for sites that provide information on juvenile justice, including juvenile law and procedure. Labor and Employment Law Labor law describes the relationship between management and labor, usually in the context of unionization and management-union disputes. It is related to employment law, a broader category which also Law Reform "Law Reform" web sites are concerned with reforming the judicial system and the administration of justice, or with reforming particular laws, for Legal History Information on ancient and modern legal history, from around the world. Legal Practice Information on the practice of law, for consumers and lawyers, including what it means to be a lawyer, what is involved in the Legal Theory Websites devoted to legal theory. Litigation Litigation involves the resolution of disputes between people, businesses, and other entities, through the court system. Malpractice Malpractice describes the negligent conduct of a professional, which causes injury to a client of that professional, or sometimes injury to relatives or people in privacy with the client. This may Military Sites presenting free information on the subject of military law. Personal Injury Personal injury law covers a broad range of situations, where a person is injured through the negligent, reckless or Product Liability Product liability law governs the circumstances under which a purchaser may recover damages for injury to their property or Property Law and Real Estate Property law regulates the sale and use of property, including building, zoning, land division, and land use regulation. Resources Legal portals, directories of legal and law-related websites, and similar resources. Self-Help Legal Information and Legal Advise for Consumers and the Public Social Security Law Social Security Law relates to applications for retirement, survivor and disability benefits, to approval and Sports and Entertainment Entertainment and sports law relate to the laws governing such things as sports and recording contracts, broadcast rights, sports safety issues, and some issues Tax The listings in this category includes information about taxation, including assessment, the filing of tax Traffic Citations The law of traffic citations includes the regulation of traffic control devices, issuance of traffic Weblogs Weblogs on legal subjects. Workers' Compensation Workers' compensation describes the "no fault" system providing medical treatment and rehabilitation for injured workers. This system involves the trade-off of the right to sue for damages against the (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |