International and Foreign Law

Library of Congress: U.S. Trade Policy Research Guide
This research guide from the Library of Congress provides information on elements of trade policy, policy development process and participants, the effects of trade policies on trade and industry, and the place of the U.S. in the World Trade Organization. It links extensively to primary law sources and secondary sources for understanding U.S. trade policy.

Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is an agency of the Executive Office of the President that oversees trade negotiations with other countries, through an interagency structure that develops and coordinates U.S. trade policy, and frames issues for presidential decision. It is headed by the U.S. Trade Representative, a Cabinet member who serves as the president’s principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade issues. Their web site provides texts of bilateral and regional free trade agreements among the U.S. and other countries, reports and publications, Federal Register notices, fact sheets, press releases, and op-eds produced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

U.S. International Trade Administration
The U.S. International Trade Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes U.S. exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods. The mission of the Administration is to (1) provide information and support to help Americans select markets and products; (2) enforce U.S. trade laws and agreements; and (3) safeguard Americans from unfair competition. It is headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and consists of four business units: U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Manufacturing and Services, Market Access and Compliance, and Import Administration.

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSA)
This United States International Trade Commission website contains a chapter-by-chapter listing of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and general notes.

U.S. Court of International Trade
The court has jurisdiction to decide any civil action against the United States, its officers, or its agencies arising out of any law pertaining to international trade. Website provides information about the court and access to slip opinions and judgments from 1999.

U.S. Government Export Portal
Information relating to exporting and international sales processes to assist American exporters. Includes information such as trade data by country, state, commodity, or year, and licensing and regulation.

U.S. International Trade Commission
The U.S. International Trade Commission is an independent quasi-judicial agency that provides trade expertise to the legislative and executive branches of government as well as adjudicates cases involving imports that allegedly infringe on intellectual property rights. The mission of the Commission is to (1) administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner; (2) provide the President, USTR, and Congress with independent analysis, information, and support on matters of tariffs, international trade, and U.S. competitiveness; and (3) maintain the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The Commission is headed by six Commissioners nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

HeinOnline: U.S. Court of International Trade decisions (available on campus and remotely with ASURITE)
HeinOnline provides image-based PDF copies of the United States Court of International Trade Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United States Court of International Trade. Coverage is 1980-2014.