Acronyms and Abbreviations

• Author: Anthony Connerty
• Profession: Barrister and member of WIPO arbitration panel
• Pages: xix-xx

AAA

American Arbitration Association AALCO Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

BOC

Bureau of Customs

CEDR

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CCOIC China Chamber of International Commerce CCPIT China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ccTLD Country Code Top Level Domain

CDP

City Disputes Panel

CIETAC

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission CISS Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme

CLOUT

Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts

DAC

Departmental Advisory Committee on Arbitration Law

DB

Dispute Board

DOCDEX

Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise

ECT

Energy Charter Treaty

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

FOB

Free on Board

gTLD

Generic Top Level Domain

ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce

ICDR

International Centre for Dispute Resolution

ICJ

International Court of Justice

ICSID

International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes ICT Information and Communications Technology

IT

Information Technology

ITLOS

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

LCIA

London Court of International Arbitration

MAL

Model Arbitration Law

Mercosur

Southern Common Market

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

MIT

Multilateral Investment Treaty

MOX

Mixed Oxide

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAF

National Arbitration Forum

NAI

Netherlands Arbitration Institute

OAU

Organisation of African Unity ODR Online Dispute Resolution OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PCA Permanent Court of Arbitration

PSI

Pre-Shipment Inspection

SCC

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

SGS

Société Générale de Surveillance

UCP

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits UDRP Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy UN/CEFACT United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNECE

United Nations Economic...