| aa | Association Agreement |
| acp | African, Caribbean and Pacific |
| afl-cio | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| ag | Advocate General of the European Court of Justice |
| arsiwa | Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts |
| asean | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| bee | Black Economic Empowerment |
| bit | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| bleu | Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union |
| bp | British Petroleum |
| cariforum | Caribbean Forum |
| cas | (Conference) Committee on the Application of Standards |
| ceacr | Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations |
| cedaw | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| cescr | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ceta | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| comesa | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| cptpp | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| crc | Committee on the Rights of the Child |
| dg | Directorate General |
| ece | Evaluation Committee of Experts |
| echr | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| EComHR | European Commission of Human Rights |
| ecosoc | Economic and Social Council |
| ecowas | Economic Community of West African States |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| efta | European Free Trade Association |
| epa | Economic Partnership Agreement |
| fdi | Foreign Direct Investment |
| fet | Fair and Equitable Treatment |
| fps | Full Protection and Security |
| fsrrm | Facility-Specific Rapid Response Mechanism |
| fta | Free Trade Agreement |
General Agreement on Trade in Services | |
| gatt | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| gb | Governing Body |
| hrc | Human Rights Committee |
| hru | Human Rights Undertaking |
| iall | International Association of Labour Legislation |
| iccpr | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icescr | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icsid | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| iia | International Investment Agreement |
| iils | International Institute for Labour Studies |
| iime Declaration | International Investment and Multinational Enterprises |
| iisd | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| ila | International Law Association |
| ilc | International Labour Conference |
| ilo | International Labour Organization |
| Iran-US ctr | Iran-United States Claims Tribunal |
| irlr | Internationally Recognised Labour Rights |
| isds | Investor-State Dispute Settlement |
| ituc | International Trade Union Confederation |
| ldc | Least Developed Country |
| mai | Multilateral Agreement on Investment |
| mmda | Model Mine Development Agreement |
| mne | Multinational Enterprise |
| naaec | North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
| naalc | North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation |
| nao | National Administrative Office |
| ncp | National Contract Point |
| oecd | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| ohchr | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| otla | Office of Trade and Labor Affairs |
| pca | Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| pcij | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| ppm | Processes and Production Methods |
| ptia | Preferential Trade and Investment Agreement |
| rbc | Responsible Business Conduct |
| sadc | Southern African Development Community |
| scm | Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
| sia | Sustainability Impact Assessment |
Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores de la Secretaria de Pesca | |
| tfeu | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| tpp | Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| ttip | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| tulraa | Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act |
| uae | United Arab Emirates |
| udhr | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| un | United Nations |
| uncitral | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| unep | United Nations Environment Programme |
| unesco | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| unga | United Nations General Assembly |
| unicef | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| unriaa | United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards |
| usmca | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| wto | World Trade Organization |