The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. A legal body with universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide for over 50 years, UNCITRAL's business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business.
Trade means faster growth, higher living standards, and new opportunities through commerce. To increase these opportunities worldwide, UNCITRAL is formulating modern, fair, and harmonized rules on commercial transactions. These include conventions, model laws and rules which are acceptable worldwide; legal and legislative guides and recommendations of acknowledged practical value. Moreover, UNCITRAL provides updated information on case law and enactments of uniform commercial law and offers technical assistance in law reform projects, for instance by organizing regional and national seminars on uniform commercial law.