This guide lists essential sources for researching the North American Free Trade Agreement system. NOTE: Main tabs list important general sources that might not be repeated in the dropdown tabs.
Investment treaty awards and cases searched, or browsed by party, legal instrument or case type, person (arbitrator, counsel, judge, etc.), and type of proceeding.
To find court decisions and arbitral awards by topic, keywords, organization, etc., use advanced search. Decisions and awards are also listed under Browse Categories> Jurisdictions>Court Decision tab and Award tab.
Information and documents about Chapter 11 disputes. The "Disputes" link has pleadings, orders and awards, listed by country. The Legal Documents" link has some texts from the negotiation of the NAFTA.
See the box on the upper left for links to information on the disputes and for related documents. In the list of relevant websites, note the NAFTA Free Trade Commission interpretation and statements related to Chapter 11.