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Analytical Index: Guide to GATT Law and Practice (Geneva : World Trade Organization, 1995). This is the last edition of a very useful text; it is also the only one with a detailed subject index. It contains notes on the drafting, interpretation and application of the articles of the GATT. It has references to corresponding articles from the Havana Charter and preceding drafts. Check the introduction for a good, brief description of GATT documentation. The Index provides documents symbols from Preparatory Committee meetings from 1946 on.

There is now a WTO Analytical Index: Guide to WTO Law and Practice (Lanham, MD, U.S.A.: Bernan, 2003). The WTO Analytical Index is the authoritative guide to the interpretation and application of findings and decisions of WTO panels, the WTO Appellate Body and other WTO bodies. The Analytical Index is also available on the WTO web site.

The GATT Status of Legal Instruments (Geneva: Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1971-1993) overs only the GATT.  It provides, for all GATT instruments, the dates signed, entry into force, registration information, names of signatories, a table of contents, a numerical index to the instruments, and an alphabetical and chronological list of Contracting Parties.

The WTO Status of Legal Instruments(Geneva: WTO Publications, 1996-) provides the same type of information. 

Trade Policy Reviews contain periodic review of national trade policies. Also available on LexisNexis.

Originally prepared by Ellen Schaffer. Completely revised and expanded by Marci Hoffman, International and Foreign Law Librarian, UC Berkeley Law Library. Revised August 2006.