News

• InterNet Bankruptcy Library Periodicals.  Browse past issues of the Troubled Company Reporter or TCR-Asia/Pacific. 
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• American Bankruptcy Institute has news, membership information and a bankruptcy library.
• BankruptcyData.com offers free resources including bankruptcy statistics, bankruptcy court directory and a bankruptcy glossary.
• Bankruptcy Resources from Findlaw.
• Bankruptcy Resources including Federal statutes, regulations & decisions from Legal Information Institute.
• Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology explains the most commonly used bankruptcy terms.
• The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) represents the credit industry in debt collection, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. 
• Daily Opinion Service from Lexis-Nexis provides daily cite lists for all Federal & State high courts including US Bankruptcy Courts.
• e-Law.com is making the bankruptcies documents of Enron, Worldcom and Encompass available to interested parties electronically.
• The Global Insolvency Law Database (GILD) from the Word Bank aims to promote understanding and awareness of best international practice in the fields of insolvency and debtor-creditor systems and corporate restructuring.
• InsolvencyAsia is a project designed to provide a regional forum for government officials and policy makers concerned with insolvency law reform in Asia.
• The International Federation of Insolvency Professionals (INSOL) is a world-wide federation of national associations for accountants and lawyers who specialize in turnarounds and insolvency.  
• The International Insolvency Institute's primary objectives include improving international co-operation in the insolvency area and achieving greater co-ordination among nations in multinational business reorganizations and restructurings.  Resources include Country Pages, Insolvency Topics and EU Cases.
• The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) homepage covers their publications and conferences as well as news and market information.
• InterNet Bankruptcy Library has local bankruptcy court rules. 
• The JURIST has a subject guide on commercial law, including bankruptcy resource pages, course pages, online articles and legislation.
• The National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees is a nonprofit association formed to address the needs of the bankruptcy trustees1 throughout the country and to promote the effectiveness of the bankruptcy system as a whole.
• The National Bankruptcy Conference is a voluntary, non-profit organization of about sixty-five lawyers, law teachers, and bankruptcy judges and its purpose is to study the operation of bankruptcy and related laws and proposals for their reform.
• The National Bankruptcy Review Commission (ceased to exist November 19, 1997) was an independent commission established to investigate and study issues relating to the Bankruptcy Code.  Take a look at the Final Report dated October 20, 1997.
• The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws works for uniformity in state laws.  Resources include Legislative Status and Information on Uniform Acts and Drafting Projects Underway.
• The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws - Drafts and Final Uniform Model Acts (U of Pennsylvania website).
• New York Uniform Commercial Code (Scroll down for Revised Article 9)
• Uniform Commercial Code Locator
• The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body within the UN in the field of international trade.  UNCITRAL has working groups dedicated to international insolvency issues.
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Government

• Bankruptcy Basics from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, provides basic information to debtors, creditor, court personnel, the media and the general public on different aspects of federal bankruptcy laws.
• Bankruptcy Forms is a complete library of Official Bankruptcy Forms offered by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
• Bankruptcy Statistics from The Federal Judiciary are compiled for each quarter ending December, March, June and September. The fiscal year for the federal Judiciary ends September 30. The calendar year ends December 31. Quarterly and 12-month statistics are available approximately 2 months after the close of a quarter.
• Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms.
• United States Code Title 11 (Bankruptcy)
• Search for recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions regarding Bankruptcy.
• United Bankruptcy Courts Homepage from the Federal Judiciary Resources include FAQ's and U.S. Court Links.
• United States Trustee Program oversees the Bankruptcy process.  Resources include Bankruptcy Reform, US Trustee Regions & Offices and Press & Public Affairs.
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