Institute of International Commercial Law (IICL)

Founded in 1991, the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law has played an instrumental role in the evolution of teaching and scholarship in the fields of international commercial law and international arbitration, by creating the award-winning CISG Database and founding the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Built on the philosophy that universally free access to legal information contributes to peaceful cooperation among trading partners and countries, the Pace CISG Database offers the most current and comprehensive collection of information on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), the law governing commercial transactions among the majority of the world’s trading nations.

The International Commercial Arbitration Moot, named after the Institute’s first Director, Willem C. Vis, and directed by Eric Bergsten, Professor Emeritus at Pace Law School, is a staple in the training of law students in international sales law and international commercial arbitration around the world, as well as a professional networking event for persons in both fields of law.

Building on these successful programs, the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law continues to contribute to the landscape of teaching and scholarship in international commercial law and international commercial arbitration through its sponsorship and initiative in the creation of the following programs:

• CliveM. Schmitthoff International Essay Competition (with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary College, University of London);
• CISG Advisory Council (co-sponsored with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary College);
• International Law Project (with UNCITRAL and the Moot Alumni Association);
• CISG Case Translation Program (with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary College);
• Initiative to create the Global Principles of International Consumer Contracts;
• Texts on International Commercial Law published under the auspices of the Institute;
• Annual International Commercial Law Lecture (with the Pace International Law Society);
• Pace Institute of International Commercial Law Lunch Lecture Series (in cooperation with NYC law firms);
• Guided research projects and summer externship program;
• Continuing legal education programs.

For further information contact:
Institute of International Commercial Law
33 Crane House, 2nd floor
Pace Law School
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 422-4002
CISG@law.pace.edu