| bgb | the Civil Code of Germany (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) |
| bit | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| cesl | Common European Sale Law |
| cietac | China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission |
| cisg | United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods |
| crcica | Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration |
| dcfr | Draft Common Frame of Reference |
| ecafe | UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East |
| ece | UN Economic Commission for Europe |
| echr | European Convention of Human Rights |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| eu | European Union |
| fet | fair and equitable treatment |
| fidic | International Federation of Consulting Engineers |
| ftas | Free Trade Agreements |
| hcch | Hague Conference on Private International Law |
| iba | International Bar Association |
| icc | International Chamber of Commerce |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icsid | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| iias | bilateral and multilateral treaties for investment protection |
| ilc | International Law Commission |
| ipo | initial public offering |
| iusct | Iran-USA Claims Tribunal |
| lcia | London Court of International Arbitration |
| mcci | Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| mfn | most-favoured-nation treatment |
| mou | memorandum of understanding |
| nafta | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| pcij | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| pecl | Principle of European Contract Law |
| pitad | PluriCourts Investment Treaty Arbitration Database |
| scc | Stockholm Chamber of Commerce |
| siac | Singapore International Arbitration Centre |
| uncitral | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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| unidroit | International Institute for the Unification of Private Law |
| upicc | unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts |
| vclt | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |